Here are three things to know:
1. Under the new leadership model, acute and ambulatory operating units will be established to drive performance and growth while also formalizing a regional structure, which includes the Charlotte, Coastal, South Carolina and Triad regions, with additional regions to be named as Novant Health expands. Each region will be led by a president to focus on patient-centered care, according to a Feb. 18 health system news release shared with Becker’s.
The restructured model adds two senior vice presidents to improve nursing, clinical services and integrated care solutions such as pharmacy and home health to amplify nursing voices. The two leaders will work to enhance care and align clinical, strategy and operations across Novant’s regions.
2. Novant Health Enterprises, the system’s business division that launched in 2022, will play a larger role in driving clinical, operational, and technological advancements for the system. The new operating model also includes benefits like team collaborations for unified goals, developing new affiliations with other care providers, new growth flexibility, and continued investment in employees.
3. Under the new model, many leaders have new or expanded roles:
- John Gizdic, executive vice president and COO, will lead acute care, integrated care solutions and nursing and clinical services across the Triad and Coastal North Carolina regions.
- Dean Swindle, executive vice president, chief strategy officer and president of Novant Health Enterprises, will lead ambulatory care, integrated value-based care model, strategy, physician enterprise and Novant Health Enterprises, along with the Charlotte and South Carolina regions, including additional growth regions.
- Saad Ehtisham is now senior vice president and president of acute operations. A new senior vice president and president of ambulatory operations will be recruited by Novant Health.
- Sid Fletcher, MD, Ernie Bovio and Jason Bernd were appointed as senior vice president and president of the Charlotte, Coastal and South Carolina regions, respectively. A Triad Region senior vice president and president will be recruited.
- Bill Schiff was named chief payer officer for Novant Health and senior vice president and COO of Novant Health Enterprises Management Service.
- Michael Vaccaro, DNP, RN, will expand his role as senior vice president, nursing and clinical services.
- Becky Bean, PharmD, will expand her role as senior vice president of integrated care solutions.
- Alisha Hutchens was named president of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem-based Novant Health Medical Park Hospital and Triad Region acute care operations.
- Laurie Whalin, PharmD, took on the role as president of Wilmington, N.C.-based Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Coastal Region acute care operations.
