Latriece Prince-Wheeler, MBA, will serve as the Executive Director for Providence Health System effective Feb. 3. She will be based full time at Providence in Washington, D.C.
In this role, she will oversee and direct the daily operations, initiatives and programs for the transformed Providence campus. She will also support management of clinical service lines and strategy implementation.
Latriece will report directly to Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Providence, and Senior Vice President and Chief Community Impact Officer, Ascension.
Most recently, Latriece served as the Chief Operating Officer and Associate Director for Support Services at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia. In this role, she provided operational oversight to ancillary and support departments, business intelligence, and process improvement. Previously, she spent seven years in Washington, D.C., serving in various leadership positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs, including Chief of Staff for the Office of Management, Chief Administrative Officer, and Special Advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Latriece is a native of Cleveland. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science from Michigan State University, East Lansing, and a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the National Association of Health Services Executives.
“We’re excited to have Ms. Prince-Wheeler’s leadership and operational expertise as Providence continues its journey to transform to meet the needs of District residents,” Dr. Duperval-Brownlee said. “I look forward to working with her on executing on our vision to build healthier communities with a stronger focus on innovation, prevention and wellness.”
Providence continues to operate primary care services, its Providence Urgent Care Center, skilled nursing care at Carroll Manor, outpatient behavioral health, care coordination for Medicaid beneficiaries through the My Health GPS program, and a retail pharmacy with access to free medications to those who need it most.
