Kathy Connerton has been selected as the next President and CEO of Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, New York, effective December 15, 2014.
Connerton served at Lourdes as general counsel until she left in 1999 to join Bon Secours Health System, where she gained extensive experience in the strategic and operational aspects of healthcare administration. Lourdes is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and largest non-profit health system.
Connerton’s accomplishments include developing clinically integrated systems of care across the continuum with a view toward population health management.
“Kathy has been passionate in supporting faith-based healthcare and even more passionate in her desire to return to her home community of Binghamton and to Lourdes Hospital, where she started her career in healthcare administration more than 20 years ago – and where she was born,” said Thomas J. Oven, MD, FACP, Chair, Lourdes Hospital Board of Trustees.
“Kathy possesses the knowledge and leadership skills necessary to help guide Lourdes Hospital as the nature of healthcare delivery continues to evolve and change,” said Patricia A. Maryland, Dr.PH, President, Healthcare Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Ascension Health. “Under her leadership, Lourdes will continue to live the Ascension Mission of providing the highest quality person-centered healthcare to all members of our community, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.”
“Kathy will be a tremendous addition to the Ascension Health leadership team,” said Stuart Marcus, MD, FACS, Ascension Health Ministry Market Leader, New York/Connecticut. “I’m looking forward to working with her as our national ministry continues on our journey to becoming a truly integrated ministry.”
