Health and Fitness

Maywood, IL (PRWEB) September 09, 2011

Larry M. Goldberg, chief executive officer, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tenn., has been selected as the new president and chief executive officer of Loyola University Health System (LUHS). He will officially join the health system in mid-October 2011.

To LUHS, Goldberg, 49, brings the insight of a veteran of academic medicine as well as the skill of a strategic business leader. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Goldberg led a multi-year strategic positioning initiative for the medical center, including the clinical, academic and research enterprises, aimed at improving profitability. Also while at Vanderbilt, he oversaw the planning and construction of a 141-bed critical-care patient tower and supported the development of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.

Goldberg knows the Chicago health care market very well. Prior to joining the leadership team at Vanderbilt, Goldberg served as vice president of hospital operations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago. In that role, Goldberg directly managed all support, diagnostic, therapeutic and ambulatory care services. In addition to direct line management, he led critical operational activities, including inpatient capacity, hospital-wide information systems, and program development for the hospital’s centers of excellence, including cardiovascular services, neurological sciences, oncology, solid organ transplantation and women’s health.