Health Care: Poudre Valley, Western Plains fill key staff spots

Poudre Valley Hospital filled two new positions this month. Paul Schofield was appointed vice president of managed-care services, and Ed Egger became executive director of public relations.

Schofield started his career in 1982, working with health-maintenance organizations and physicians in the Twin Cities area, and went on to become vice president of Sierra Vista Medical Center, a for-profit hospital in San Luis Obispo, Calif., for 14 years.

“My primary role will be to work hand in hand with physicians to develop an integrated delivery system that most effectively meets the needs of the local community as managed care becomes more popular with…