Hospice & Palliative Care Center: CEO of Winston-Salem Hospice resigns

Brian Payne has resigned as president and CEO of Hospice & Palliative CareCenter in Winston-Salem to pursue a job offer in another state. Payne, who joined Hospice as CEO three years ago, had returned to his job this summer after being on leave for roughly five months for an illness. Linda Darden, senior vice president for operations who had served as acting CEO during Payne's leave, has been named interim CEO. The Hospice board will meet in late August to discuss plans for a search for a new…