KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Kim Ellender appointed as new CEO of SBPH.
- Ellender has over 20 years of well being care administration expertise.
- Succeeds Lani Quick, who moved to Ochsner Youngsters’s COO position.
- SBPH is nationally acknowledged for high quality affected person outcomes and repair excellence.
St. Bernard Parish Hospital has appointed Kim Ellender as its new CEO, marking a management transition geared toward strengthening native well being care companies.
Ellender, who brings greater than 20 years of expertise in well being care administration, has been with Ochsner Well being since 2011. She beforehand served as assistant vp of hospital operations at SBPH, the place she oversaw development throughout scientific departments and expanded affected person companies.
“I’m deeply honored to steer the distinctive staff at St. Bernard Parish Hospital,” Ellender stated in a information launch. “This hospital is such a significant a part of our neighborhood, and I’m dedicated to constructing on our sturdy basis of offering prime quality, compassionate care.”
Ellender succeeds Lani Quick, who led SBPH since 2022 earlier than shifting to chief working officer at Ochsner Youngsters’s. Beneath Quick’s management, the hospital obtained nationwide recognition for high quality affected person outcomes from Becker’s Hospital Overview, The Leapfrog Group, and U.S. Information & World Report.
“Kim’s in depth expertise and unwavering dedication to our sufferers and neighborhood make her the right match for this position,” stated Rob Wolterman, CEO of Ochsner Well being’s Southshore and Bayou areas. “Her management has already resulted in necessary developments for St. Bernard Parish Hospital, and I’m assured that the hospital has a brilliant future underneath her steerage.”
Ray Lauga Jr., chair of the St. Bernard Parish Hospital Service District, stated the board is assured in Ellender’s capacity to proceed the hospital’s dedication to world-class care.
St. Bernard Parish Hospital is owned by the Hospital Service District of St. Bernard Parish and managed by Ochsner Well being, a nonprofit well being care supplier. Ochsner operates 47 hospitals and greater than 370 well being and pressing care facilities, serving over 1.6 million sufferers yearly with a workforce of greater than 40,000 staff members.
For extra info, go to ochsner.org/sbph.
