Other options for the hospital may include strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical companies intended to bring research money to BIDMC.
But the search for a new CEO at BIDMC is a top priority, Levy said. There is no search ongoing for a new CEO of CareGroup, and it will be up to the new head of BIDMC whether to appoint a president as deputy.
—Staff writer David H. Gellis can be reached at gellis@fas.harvard.edu.