Interfaith Medical Center Names LaRay Brown New President and CEO After comprehensive nationwide search
Interfaith Medical Center’s Board of Trustees has named LaRay Brown as the hospital’s new, permanent President and CEO, effective February 2016. The announcement comes after the hospital conducted an extensive nationwide search for a leader who could bring together Interfaith’s diverse constituencies, and execute a strategic vision for the hospital that reflects the service needs of the community, changing market dynamics and reimbursement trends.
Brown has been with NYC Health + Hospitals (HHC), the largest municipal hospital system in the nation, for the past 28 years, and currently serves as its Senior Vice President for Corporate Planning, Community Health and Intergovernmental Relations, and a Corporate Officer. She is a nationally recognized advocate for community health and safety-net hospitals. Her role at HHC has included strategic planning; the formulation and execution of legislative initiatives, and advocacy strategies; as well as serving as the organization’s liaison to elected officials, government agencies and policy organizations. She has also taken the lead in expanding the public health care delivery system’s primary care footprint throughout New York City.
The announcement was made by Dr. Robert M. Waterman, Chairman of Interfaith’s Board of Trustees and Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, who said the search committee, led by IMC Board Member Dr. Ruth Browne, undertook an extensive level of community stakeholder engagement—rarely seen in hospital CEO searches—from its inception.
“After a comprehensive, nationwide search that included an unprecedented engagement and inclusion process with Interfaith’s stakeholders, we are delighted to have emerged from the process with an outstanding CEO who possesses the vision, drive, credibility and expertise to lead Interfaith Medical Center through the next phase of its transformation, and ensure that IMC provides the best possible care for the people it serves,” said Dr. Waterman. “Ms. Brown was a unanimous choice among Interfaith’s Board of Trustees and supported by a broad range of constituents who participated in the process. We believe she will raise the bar for quality and accountability for patient care.”