In an emailed statement Trident Health announced the current president and chief executive officer will retire from health care. The statement said Todd Gallati, FACHE will retire on June 1, 2021.
Trident Health is a 445-bed health system and includes two acute care hospitals, 321-bed Trident Medical Center and 124-bed Summerville Medical Center, and three freestanding emergency departments –Brighton Park Emergency, Centre Pointe Emergency and Moncks Corner Medical Center.
Trident Health said the hospital system is one of the Top 10 largest employers in the tri-county area with more than 2,500 employed and a medical staff of more than 600 physicians.
Gallati has been on healthcare for 32-years and started his role as president and CEO of Trident Health in 2008. In the statement Trident Health said Gallati has led the system to position it to grow into the future and continue to serve the region.
“It has been my honor to work alongside you and I thank you for your service. I look forward to assisting with the transition over the next few months,” Gallati said in statement to Trident Health staff.
The statement said a search for Gallati’s replacement is currently underway.
