Less than a year after the publication of a letter of no confidence, the top three executives at University of Virginia Health have all resigned. The latest departure, UVA Medical Center CEO Wendy Horton, was not named in the original complaints.
The letter, published September 5, 2024, and signed by 128 UVA Physicians Group faculty, called for the removal of then-CEO of UVA Health Craig Kent and UVA School of Medicine Dean Melina Kibbe. While neither departed in the immediate aftermath of the letter, both Kent and Kibbe have since resigned.
Kent submitted his resignation on February 25, after the findings of an investigation were presented in a closed meeting of the Board of Visitors. A July 14 announcement by Kibbe’s new employer, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, was the first indication of her exit from UVA. She is the sole finalist for the presidency at UT Houston, and will be confirmed to the position after a state-mandated 21-day waiting period.
Horton’s departure was confirmed two days later by UVA Health Public Information Officer Eric Swensen in a statement to The Daily Progress. She is slated to start her new role as the senior vice president and president of adult care services at the University of California San Francisco in early September.
UVA did not formally announce either Kibbe or Horton’s resignation. Swensen responded to C-VILLE’s request for a comment from Horton with a prepared statement outlining the timeline for her departure.
