UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2005
MEDCATH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-33009 | | 56-2248952 |
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10720 Sikes Place
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(704) 708-6600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Effective October 25, 2005, O. Edwin French joined MedCath Corporation (“MedCath”) as interim Chief Operating Officer. MedCath anticipates that Mr. French will serve until December 31, 2005 subject to extension by mutual agreement. Mr. French will receive $40,000 a month as compensation for his services.
From June 2005 until joining MedCath, Mr. French, 59, had been President of French Healthcare Consulting, Inc., a consulting practice specializing in operations improvement and healthcare joint ventures. From 2001 until June 2005, he served as President, Acute Care Hospital Division, of Universal Health Services, Inc. He also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Physician Reliance Network from 1997 to 2000, as Senior Vice President of American Medical International from 1992 to 1995, as Executive Vice President of Samaritan Health Systems of Phoenix from 1991 to 1992 and as Senior Vice President of Methodist Health Systems, Inc. in Memphis from 1985 to 1991.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | MEDCATH CORPORATION
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| Date: October 31, 2005 | By: | /s/ James E. Harris | |
| | | James E. Harris | |
| | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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