Minehan to head Mass General trustees

Cathy E. Minehan, the former chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, has been tapped to lead the Massachusetts General Hospital's board of trustees.

Minehan, who already serves on four other boards, is the first board chairwoman in the hospital's 200-year-history. She replaces Edward P. Lawrence, who served as the hospital's chairman since 1999.

Mass General with 21,000 employees, is one of the largest organizations in the Boston area. It is part of the Partners HealthCare System Inc., along with Brigham and Women's Hospital and other area hospitals. Partners is the state's largest healthcare system.
(By Todd Wallack, Globe staff)