Nemours Announces Leadership Promotions and Appointments
Nemours Enterprise
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 @ 12:00 AM EDT
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems, recently announced a series of key leadership promotions and appointments. “This new leadership structure will advance Nemours’ mission of improving health and health care for children in an increasingly complex environment,” said Nemours President and CEO David J. Bailey, MD, MBA.
Roy Proujansky, MD, is promoted to Executive Vice President, Patient Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Nemours. Dr. Proujansky will oversee all patient care, research and education initiatives.
Tom Ferry is promoted to Senior Vice President, Hospital Operations. In addition to maintaining his role as CEO of the Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., Ferry will provide assistance and expertise to establish a Nemours children’s hospital in Florida.
New officer appointments include Gina Altieri as Vice President of Corporate Services and Rodney McKendree as Vice President of Finance. Stephen Lawless, MD, MBA, is appointed Vice President of Quality and Safety and R. Jay Cummings, MD, is promoted to Vice President of Physician Practices, Fla. Jeffrey Green will assume the role of Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Florida.
Dr. Bailey expressed his confidence in the ability of these individuals to accelerate accomplishments by Nemours on behalf of children: “Each of these individuals has a track record of excellence and a demonstrated commitment to children and to Nemours. With this team in place, I am extraordinarily optimistic about our ability to meet future challenges in delivering the highest quality programs, services and care to children.”
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About Nemours
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.
Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.
Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.
