Butler VA chief takes post
BUTLER TWP — The director of VA Butler Healthcare has been named the new director of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center.
The VA announced in a May 29 news release that John A. Gennaro will oversee the Cincinnati center, which serves more than 43,000 veterans annually.
Gennaro has been the director of VA Butler Healthcare on New Castle Road since February 2012.
Gennaro also was the deputy director at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and the associate director at the Erie VA Medical Center.
Dr. Tim Burke will be the acting director at VA Butler Healthcare on June 23, according to the VA.
A spokesman for the center said the VA will “engage the normal process to find, evaluate and hire the most qualified candidate for the position.”
The Cincinnati VA Medical Center has more than 2,000 employees, with campuses in Cincinnati and Fort Thomas, Ky.
It serves 17 counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana with six community- based outpatient clinics.
The center has an annual operating budget of $387 million.
