Kurban
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Commissioner of Behavioral and Community
Health is resigning next month, less than one year after being appointed.
Dr. Henry Kurban will leave his position on September 23 to work at Mary
Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, where he completed his postgraduate
internship work. The new job will allow him to focus on the clinical services
and direct patient care rather than the programmatic and administrative
aspects required as a commissioner.
Kurban joined Dutchess County government in January of this year after
most recently serving as health director for the Florida Department of
Health – Charlotte County Health Department in Port Charlotte.
County Executive Marcus Molinaro said he is “a true believer in
listening to your heart and following your passion in one’s career
choices. The opportunity at Bassett Hospital provides Dr. Kurban the chance
to be more hands-on in patient care and more closely connects him with
family near Cooperstown.”
Molinaro said the county has begun an executive search to find a candidate
with the necessary combination of management skill and clinical knowledge
to serve as commissioner.
Molinaro will appoint an acting commissioner from within the department
in September pending approval from the state Department of Health.
