PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (January 2005) – C. Barry Dykes has been named  the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Desert Regional Medical Center.  Dykes replaces longtime hospital CEO Truman Gates, who retired.

For three years prior to joining Desert Regional Medical Center, Dykes served as President and CEO of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts.  He has also served as CEO and held executive positions at Lankenau Hospital and Paoli Memorial Hospital, in Wynnewood and Paoli, Pennsylvania, respectively.  

 “I am eager to jump in and learn about the community of the Coachella valley.  Both the challenges and warmer weather make this transition even more exciting,” said the Philadelphia native.  “I am looking forward to getting to know the staff and physicians so we can together create a vision for the future.”

Dykes graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree and earned a master’s degree in Health Care Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia.

He is a member of the American College of Health Care Executives and the Temple University Health Administration Alumni Association.  He is a Board Member of the Greater Worcester Chamber of Commerce and Event Chair of the Special Olympics in Massachusetts.

ABOUT DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Desert Regional Medical Center is affiliated with Tenet California, the state’s largest hospital system.  Founded in 1951, Desert Regional is a 393-bed acute care facility located in Palm Springs at 1150 N. Indian Canyon Road.  The Center’s Richards Emergency/ Trauma Services is the Coachella Valley’s only designated trauma center servicing over 800 miles to the Arizona boarder.  In addition, the hospital offers a vast array of specialty services including the International Heart Institute of Palm Springs, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of the Desert, a Women and Infant Center with the area’s highest level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the valley’s only Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation unit, hospital-based Psychiatric, Home Health and Hospice services, the Arthritis Institute, the Nabisco Dinah Shore Wellness Center, Health Key Plus senior program and Healthy Beginnings maternity program. This highly acclaimed facility has been featured in “Champions of Industry” on the Discovery Channel and listed in Forbes magazine. Desert Regional Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about these and other services at Desert Regional Medical Center visit www.desertmedctr.com.