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The chief executive officer of the Sutter Health network assumed his post this month as chairman of the California Hospital Association board of trustees, the trade group announced Tuesday.

As chairman, Patrick Fry will help direct an association representing more than 400 hospitals and health systems.

The association handles policy and advocacy concerns on the state and national levels for California's hospitals.

Fry's term is for the current year. He became secretary-treasurer of the board in 2008 and was elected chairman a year later, but his term did not start until this month, said association spokeswoman Jan Emerson. Fry joined Sutter Health in 1982 and rose to CEO in 2005.

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