
June
5, 2000
Salt Lake City-based eHealth
Company, Medicity Inc.
Taps David Urry for Vice President of Finance Position
Salt
Lake City, Utah - With growing interest from the healthcare
industry in their unique physician-centric communications
work portal, Medicity, Inc., is filling in the ranks of
its management team with exceptional talent. Medicity
announced today the appointment of a seasoned finance
professional, David L. Urry, as Vice President of Finance
for the emerging eHealth company.
Urry,
who formerly held a director position with American Airlines,
Inc., has a proven track record of innovative problem
solving and hands-on experience in refining e-commerce
and productivity solutions. With over ten years of finance
experience and an additional five years as an engineer,
Urry is highly qualified for the lead financial role of
the Medicity team.
"Medicity's
successful business model continues to attract experienced,
creative and talented people like David Urry," said James
Kipp Lassetter, MD, co-founder and CEO of Medicity. "David's
experience with e-commerce and electronic distribution
channels will help Medicity to rapidly grow business opportunities
to meet the demands of the healthcare industry for new
and innovative technology solutions."
Prior
to joining Medicity, Urry, a Salt Lake City native, began
his career working as an engineer for Gould AMI. Subsequently,
he worked for Hewlett Packard in several locations across
the United States, as well as a year in Japan. In the
five years that he worked for Hewlett Packard, he served
in various engineering roles, and eventually held the
position of financial analyst for the company.
Following
the completion of his graduate work at Wharton, Urry worked
his way through the ranks of the American Airlines, to
eventually attain a director position where he oversaw
a staff of more than 130. Additionally, he evaluated internal
and external e-commerce solutions and electronic distribution
channels.
Urry
graduated from the University of Utah in 1984 with a Bachelor's
degree of Science in electrical engineering. In 1990,
he completed his Masters of Business Administration in
finance and strategic planning at The Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
"In
addition to the company's creative and energetic corporate
culture, what brought me to Medicity is the opportunity
to contribute to an organization that offers a product
which truly addresses a strong need in the area of healthcare
information technology," said Urry. "Knowing my next position
would be at an Internet-based company, I am excited to
work in Salt Lake City, as it is home to a rapidly growing
collection of successful Web-based companies."
About
Medicity
Medicity
is an eHealth infrastructure company that creates secure
communication networks and aggregates connectivity solutions
for healthcare communities. Medicity's patent-pending
technology empowers physicians and healthcare professionals
to create personalized virtual communication networks
based on important workday relationships, as well as access
their ASP, connectivity and other premium service offerings
of choice, regardless of vendor, through a single logon
and authentication process. Medicity addresses the healthcare
industry's need to electronically link local healthcare
participants and provide effective, efficient and private
information sharing. The company is committed to building
network infrastructure for healthcare communities by providing
its members with unlimited access to personalized content
and productivity solutions. Headquartered in Salt Lake
City, Utah, Medicity, Inc. is a privately held company
created by a team of healthcare experts. For more information
about Medicity, contact us at 801.322.4444 or via email
at publicrelations@medicity.com.
Visit the Medicity website at www.medicity.com.