INDIANAPOLIS – James Callaghan, MD, is the new president and
chief executive officer for Franciscan St. Francis Health, effective July 1.
In that role, Dr. Callaghan will lead hospital campuses at Indianapolis,
Mooresville and Carmel, and the Franciscan Plainfield Health Center. Those
facilities are part of Franciscan Alliance, a Mishawaka,
Indiana-based system with 13 hospitals throughout Indiana and south suburban
Chicago.
“Franciscan
St. Francis Health has a rich heritage of serving patients and communities
throughout Central Indiana,” Dr. Callaghan said. “I look forward to the
opportunity to work with the people behind the
traditions, the culture, and the good works that define Franciscan Alliance’s
enduring mission and healthcare ministry.”
He succeeds Robert J. Brody, who now is senior
vice president and chief operating officer of Franciscan Alliance’s ambulatory
services and director of Franciscan Physician Network.
During his tenure,
he spearheaded initiatives designed to bring healthcare closer to the
community, including the construction of a cancer treatment center, freestanding
emergency department, diagnostic center and physician office complex in
Chesterton.
Dr. Callaghan also
led Franciscan Alliance’s clinical operations group, an initiative to improve
quality, reduce costs and improve value for patients. He held other leadership roles at Franciscan St. Anthony as
chief operating officer, vice president of medical affairs and other key
clinical and administrative appointments.
From 2001 to 2003, he was vice president of
Medical Group of Michigan City and also practiced inpatient and outpatient
medicine.
Dr. Callaghan received his undergraduate
degree from the University of Notre Dame and earned his medical degree at the
University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. He completed an internal
medicine internship at Northwestern University School of Medicine. Following
that, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight surgeon, including an
assignment as flight surgeon with the prestigious
“Thunderbirds” air demonstration team.
After his military service, he entered and
completed a residency with Franciscan St. Francis Health’s family medicine residency program. He later earned a master’s of business administration from
Purdue University.
Dr. Callaghan is a Fellow of the American
College of Healthcare Executives and the American Academy of Family Physicians;
a Diplomate with the American Board of Family Medicine; and a member of the
American Association for Physician Leadership.
Active in community service, he has been a
member of the LaPorte County Economic Advisory Board, Northern Indiana
Education Foundation, United Way of LaPorte County, University of Notre Dame
Alumni Club and a coach for the Michigan City Soccer Club.
Dr. Callaghan and his wife Susan have four
children.
