Neff named PVHS chief medical officer

FORT COLLINS — Poudre Valley Health Systems appointed its board chairman to the newly created position of chief medical officer.

William Neff, M.D., an anesthesiologist in Fort Collins since 1990, begins his new duties at PVHS today. Neff will work closely with the medical staffs at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins and Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. The position was created to deal with the growth of the health system in light of the opening of MCR and expansion of services throughout the region.

Neff has been on the PVHS board since 2004 and is currently the chairman. He…