---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-035152"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UHS"
cik: "0000352915"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T01:26:15.131060+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UHS appoints Edward Sim as EVP & President, Acute Care, succeeding retiring Marvin Pember

## Summary
- Marvin Pember, EVP and President, Acute Care, plans to retire after a transition period.
- Edward Sim appointed to role, effective December 5, 2022; reports to CEO Marc D. Miller.
- Sim previously COO at Centura Health, overseeing $5B in annual revenue and 19 facilities.
- Sim brings 30 years experience; also held senior roles at Baptist Health in Jacksonville.
- Pember has been with UHS since 2011; will remain during transition period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-035152
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UHS
- cik: 0000352915
- company_name: UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/352915/000156459022035152/0001564590-22-035152-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/352915/000156459022035152/uhs-8k_20221021.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-035152
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-035152.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-035152.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Marvin G. Pember departed as Executive Vice President of the Company and President, Acute Care at UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President of the Company and President, Acute Care
  source text: On October 21, 2022, Marvin G. Pember , Executive Vice President of the Company and President, Acute Care, who has been with the Company since 2011, informed us of his intention to retire from his position after a transition period following the commencement of employment of Edward H. Sim, as described below.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/352915/000156459022035152/0001564590-22-035152-index.htm
- Executive change
  Edward H. Sim was appointed as Executive Vice President and President, Acute Care at UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President, Acute Care
  source text: On October 21, 2022, Marvin G. Pember , Executive Vice President of the Company and President, Acute Care, who has been with the Company since 2011, informed us of his intention to retire from his position after a transition period following the commencement of employment of Edward H. Sim, as described below.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/352915/000156459022035152/0001564590-22-035152-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.