New CEO selected for hospitals in
Indianapolis, Mooresville and Carmel
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| Robert J. Brody |
INDIANAPOLIS – Franciscan Alliance has
named Robert J. Brody Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for
Ambulatory Services for its entire healthcare ministry, which operates 13 hospitals and numerous outpatient facilities in
Indiana and Illinois.
Brody, who has
served as President and CEO for Franciscan St. Francis Health since 1996, will begin his new duties July 1, 2015.
During his
tenure, Brody spearheaded countless expansion and quality initiatives making
Franciscan Alliance’s
Central Indiana Region one of the elite healthcare providers in Indiana and the
nation. He expanded the system from a
single acute care hospital to three institutions in Indianapolis, Mooresville
and Carmel.
He directed a
$300 million expansion and renovation that included the consolidation of Beech
Grove inpatient services to the expanded Indianapolis campus in 2012. He also
oversaw the creation of Franciscan St. Francis Heart Center and expanded cancer
and women services. Brody also engineered the merger of Kendrick Hospital into Franciscan Alliance and
built a short-stay hospital in Carmel.
Most recently,
Brody worked to establish Franciscan St. Francis Hospice House, a free-standing
center on the Indianapolis hospital campus that will open in September
2015.
In his new role,
Brody will be responsible for all free-standing ambulatory services and direct
the Franciscan Physician Network, which includes more than 750 physicians and
nurse practitioners in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
Sister Jane Marie
Klein, OSF, chairperson of the Franciscan Alliance Board of Trustees, says the
corporation is eager to see Brody share his unique skill set with others within
the system.
“As president and
CEO, Bob Brody distinguished Franciscan St. Francis Health as a
premier hospital system
in a market that has many providers,” Sister Jane Marie said. “Bob has been a wonderful leader in
every way. He is intuitive in understanding what our patients want and works
tirelessly to meet those needs and exceed expectations.”
Franciscan
Alliance also has appointed James Callaghan, M.D. the new President and Chief
Executive Officer of Franciscan facilities in Indianapolis, Mooresville and
Carmel effective July 1, 2015.
Since 2008, Dr.
Callaghan has served as president of Franciscan St. Anthony Health in
Michigan City, Ind.
During his tenure, Dr. Callaghan launched a host of initiatives designed to
bring healthcare closer to the community, including construction of a
world-class cancer treatment center in Michigan City and a free-standing
emergency department, diagnostic center and physician office complex in
Chesterton.
Dr.
Callaghan began his career with Franciscan Alliance by completing his residency
in family practice medicine in Indianapolis at Franciscan St. Francis. Upon completion, he started his family
practice career in Michigan City and went on to serve as Chief Medical Officer,
Chief Operating Officer and eventually Chief Executive Officer at Franciscan
St. Anthony Health.
These
appointments are part of Franciscan Alliance’s overall strategic restructuring,
which is aimed at building a strongly aligned system of care that standardizes
clinical and operational functions to successfully meet the challenges of
health care reform, and better position its institutions to deliver quality
care.
“Our new
management model is intended to ensure consistency, promote the implementation
of best practices, and achieve the triple aim of providing better care, better
health, and lower costs for those whom we are privileged to serve,” said
Franciscan Alliance CEO Kevin Leahy.
To
learn about other leadership transitions within Franciscan Alliance, go to http://news.franciscanalliance.org/crown-point/leadership-changes-position-franciscan-alliance-for-growth
