General Hospital
Show history
In July 2015, it was revealed that Carlivati was fired as Head Writer, with Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante rehired as replacements. On September 16, 2016, Daytime Confidential reported that Valentini, Passanante and Altman re-signed with the show. On June 6, 2017, Passanante announced her decision to retire from the serial. On July 29, 2017, it was revealed through Passanante that breakdown writer Chris Van Etten will be promoted to co-head writer along with Altman as her replacement. On February 23, 2018, the serial aired its 14,000th episode. On July 30, 2019, it was announced that Altman would retire; breakdown writer Dan O'Connor was announced as her successor, joining Van Etten as co-head writer.
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