ChristianaCare announced a leadership transition, with Dr. Janice Nevin retiring as president and CEO effective September 1 after 12 years at the helm. Jenn Schwartz, the health system’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer, will assume the role. Nevin joined ChristianaCare in 2002 as chair of family and community medicine and later served as executive director of the Wilmington campus and chief medical officer before becoming CEO.
Under Nevin’s leadership, ChristianaCare expanded access to care and investment in “historically under-resourced areas like primary care, school-based health centers, virtual care, and behavioral health,” according to Board Chair George Foutrakis. Nevin stated that “serving this community and working alongside our extraordinary caregivers has been the greatest honor of my career.” Foutrakis characterized the selection of Schwartz as stemming from “a very thoughtful and thorough process,” describing her as “an exceptional and highly respected leader who has helped guide ChristianaCare through a period of significant complexity and change.” Her “deep understanding of our mission, our caregivers, and the communities we serve uniquely positions her to lead ChristianaCare into its next era of impact and innovation.”
System Expansion and Partnerships
ChristianaCare, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, operates four hospitals and a network of outpatient clinics throughout the mid-Atlantic region, including several in the Philadelphia suburbs. The health system includes a Level I trauma center and comprehensive stroke center. Last year, it acquired five outpatient facilities in Delaware County previously operated by Crozer Health and plans to open neighborhood hospitals in Aston and Springfield. ChristianaCare is collaborating with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to bring CHOP specialists and care to patients throughout its system. The organization is also constructing a new $75 million inpatient rehabilitation center at its Newark hospital.
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