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-- WITH PHOTO -- TO HEALTH, MEDICAL, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Cadence Health Names Maureen Bryant President of Delnor Hospital
WINFIELD, Ill., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cadence
Health has named Maureen Bryant president of Delnor Hospital and
executive vice president of Cadence Health. Ms. Bryant joined Cadence
Health after previously serving as president and chief executive
officer of the Fox River Valley Region for Presence Health. Ms. Bryant
has more than 25 years of executive healthcare leadership and
management experience and has tremendous knowledge of the western
suburbs.
"We are fortunate to have a leader of Maureen's caliber," said Mike
Vivoda, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cadence Health. "She
has a proven track record of executive leadership in a changing market
that challenges us to manage increasing demand, while improving
efficiency as well as the patient, physician and employee experience."
Prior to her time at Presence Health, Ms. Bryant served as president
and chief executive officer of Morton Hospital and Medical Center in
Taunton, MA; executive vice president and chief administrative officer
at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY; senior vice president of
operations at The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH; and executive vice
president and chief operating officer of Silver Cross Hospital in
Joliet.
"The opportunity to lead Delnor Hospital during this time of great
change is truly exciting," said Maureen Bryant, President, Delnor
Hospital. "I look forward to collaborating with a dedicated staff of
health care professionals as we continue to provide high-quality,
compassionate care to the residents of Geneva, the Fox River Valley
region and beyond."
In 1990, Ms. Bryant received a MBA at Western New England College in
Springfield, MA, and holds a bachelor's degree in business
administration from American International College. She began her
career in health care as a cardiology technician at St. Clare's
Hospital in Schenectady, NY.
Ms. Bryant replaced Robert Friedberg, who left the system earlier this
year to pursue an opportunity with a healthcare system in New York.
About Cadence Health
Cadence Health was formed in March 2011 as a result of the merger
between Central DuPage Health System based in Winfield, Ill., and
Delnor Community Health System based in Geneva, Ill. Cadence Health is
a locally based, locally governed health system focused on delivering
excellent health care to the more than 1.1 million patients in
Chicago's western suburbs. For six of the past seven years (2006-2010,
2012), Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) has been selected by Truven
Health Analytics as one of the "100 Top Hospitals in the U.S." Delnor
Hospital recently received accreditation by the American College of
Surgeon's National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers for the
Delnor Center for Breast Health. CDH and Delnor currently maintain
affiliations with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
for pediatric specialty care and Cleveland Clinic for cardiac surgery,
adult medical oncology, and cardiology services. Both hospitals have
achieved Magnet@ recognition for excellence in nursing services from
the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Cadence Health employs more than 7,400 professionals providing care
across an interdependent network of healthcare organizations. Cadence
Health also includes Cadence Physician Group, a local network of more
than 250 primary care physicians and specialists on the medical staff
at CDH or Delnor Hospital. For more information or to find a doctor,
please visit www.cadencehealth.org.
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SOURCE Cadence Health
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/CONTACT: Christopher King, Cadence Health, 630-933-5117, christopher.king@cadencehealth.org
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