Dayton VA director Murdock leaving for New York VA center

Director of the Dayton V.A. Mark Murdock stands in the abandon Chapel of the Good Shepard Church on the V.A. grounds. Murdock is hoping to preserve several buildings with the help of private developers. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Director of the Dayton V.A. Mark Murdock stands in the abandon Chapel of the Good Shepard Church on the V.A. grounds. Murdock is hoping to preserve several buildings with the help of private developers. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Dayton VA Medical Center Director Mark Murdock has been selected to serve as executive director of the Syracuse VA Medical Center, effective July 30, the Veterans Affairs Department said Tuesday.

Murdock has spent 14 of his 18-year VA career at the Dayton VA, the department said.

He guided the Dayton VA, with a staff of more than 2,700 employees and 40,000 enrolled veterans, through the pandemic, “one of the most unprecedented times in the history of health care and the world,” the VA said.

At the Syracuse VA, he will oversee health care services to more than 50,000 veterans with an operating budget of more than $300 million.

“His sound leadership qualities and proven experience will be valuable assets for the facility, the employees and volunteers, and most importantly, for the veterans we are honored to serve,” Dr. Joan E. McInerney, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 Director, said in a statement.

Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Donald Remy, left and Director of  Dayton VA Health Care, Mark Murdock, talked to the media last year about plans for an estimated $100 million National VA History Center on the Dayton Campus. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Dayton VA Associate Director Jennifer DeFrancesco will be the acting medical center director during the search for Murdock’s replacement.

She has been associate director since October 2020 and recently served as acting medical center director of VA Northern Indiana Health Care System from May-September 2022.

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