Executive Director of Pennsylvania Hospital: Theresa Larivee |
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October 21, 2014, Volume 61, No. 10 |
Theresa Larivee has been named the new executive director of Pennsylvania Hospital, effective November 1. Ms. Larivee, currently the vice president of financial operations and budget for the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), was selected following a highly competitive national search.
She will succeed R. Michael Buckley, who is retiring after four years leading Pennsylvania Hospital, where he spent 37 years as an infectious disease physician and chief medical officer. Ms. Larivee came to Penn Medicine in 2008 from Fox Chase Cancer Center where she served as senior vice president and chief financial officer, presiding over all financial operations for the $300 million, National Cancer Institute-designated enterprise. Prior to Fox Chase, Ms. Larivee worked at Columbia University Medical Center, where her focus was improving operational and financial performance. Notable accomplishments included partnering with health system leadership to create key strategic alliances that extended the Columbia brand to communities in the tri-state region.
During her six years with UPHS, Ms. Larivee has implemented a system-wide strategic analytical team at UPHS, setting the foundation for key matters of strategy and business assessment. She has provided professional mentorship for staff across the system and serves as a Penn Medicine Leadership Academy faculty member in the “Leaders as Teachers” program with a focus on the Strategy & Finance curriculum. For the past year, Ms. Larivee has worked closely with faculty and staff within the department of medicine to facilitate an operational and fiscal turnaround and structural reorganization.
“Theresa’s collaborative leadership style has allowed her to work across all UPHS entities and instill a culture of cooperation and communication,” said Ralph W. Muller, chief executive officer, UPHS. “With her highly effective client-focused and action-oriented leadership style—along with her deep commitment to staff and faculty development—we’re confident the tradition of excellence at the nation’s first hospital will be in good hands.”
“Already an integral member of the health system, Theresa’s leadership skills, strategic vision and management expertise make her an excellent choice to continue Pennsylvania Hospital’s success and growth,” said Garry L. Scheib, chief operating officer of UPHS and executive director of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Since its founding in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH), the nation’s first, has been a leader in patient care, treatment techniques and medical research. A major teaching and clinical research institution, PAH offers patients comprehensive, state-of-the-art services from that run the full spectrum of health care: from obstetrical and prenatal care, primary care and family medicine—to some of the most complex medical and surgical diagnostics and treatments available. Nationally renowned programs at PAH include: orthopaedics, cardiac care, neurology and neurosurgery, hematology/oncology, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatal and newborn services, fertility care and behavioral health.
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