Advocate Health, a newly combined system resulting from the merger of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health, has named its executive leadership team.
"This is a stellar leadership team — each with diverse experience and a proven track record to boldly lead our new organization into the future," Eugene Woods, CEO of Advocate Health, said in a Dec. 5 news release.
Jim Skogsbergh, who will serve alongside Mr. Woods as CEO until his retirement in 18 months, said in the release that the executive leadership team "will chart the course for our journey to reimagine health and well-being, advance health equity and improve the lives of individuals, communities and teammates."
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium and Advocate Aurora, dually headquartered in Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill., closed on their formal combination Dec. 2, resulting in a $27 billion, 67-hospital system. The Charlotte-based combined system has 150,000 teammates and footprints in Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
Twenty-five things to know:
1. Bobbie Byrne, MD, was named executive vice president and CIO.
2. Don Calcagno was named senior vice president and chief population health officer.
3. Kinneil Coltman was named executive vice president and chief community and social impact officer.
4. Anthony DeFurio was named executive vice president and CFO.
5. Brett Denton was named executive vice president and chief legal officer.
6. Jim Dunn, PhD, was named executive vice president and chief people and culture officer.
7. Delvecchio Finley was named president of Atrium Health Navicent.
8. Julie Freischlag, MD, was named executive vice president and chief academic officer and CEO of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
9. Cristy Garcia-Thomas was named senior vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and president of Advocate National Center for Health Equity.
10. Kelly Jo Golson was named executive vice president and chief brand, communications and consumer experience officer.
11. Ken Haynes was named president of Advocate Health-Southeast Region.
12. Kevin High, MD, was named president of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
13. Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, was named executive vice president and chief nursing officer.
14. Richard Klein was named executive vice president and chief of staff.
15. Carol Lovin was named chief of staff and chief integration officer.
16. Kristen Morris was named senior vice president and chief government affairs officer.
17. Scott Powder was named president of Advocate Health Enterprises.
18. Scott Rissmiller, MD, was named executive vice president and chief physician executive.
19. William Santulli was named president of Advocate Health-Midwest Region.
20. Dr. Rasu Shrestha was named executive vice president and chief innovation and commercialization officer.
21. Shoeb Sitafalwalla, MD, was named executive vice president and chief strategy officer.
22. Gary Stuck, DO, was named executive vice president and chief medical officer.
23. Kurt Stuenkel was named president of Atrium Health Floyd.
24. Terry Williams was named senior vice president and chief population health officer.
25. Meghan Woltman was named senior vice president and chief government affairs officer.
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