Covenant changes CEO

The directors of Covenant Physician Partners have recruited a veteran of Women’s Health USA and Surgical Care Affiliates to be the physician services firm’s new president and CEO.

Goran Dragolovic started work at 13-year-old Covenant on Monday, taking over the helm from Lew Little, who had led the company for a little more than four years and steered it through a diversification beyond surgery centers. Little is staying around to advise the Covenant team and is retaining a stake in the company, which has a presence in 19 states and has more than 1,700 doctors under its umbrella.