Illinois hospital president to retire

Paula Carynski, MSN, RN, president of Rockford, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, will retire Jan. 31.

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Ms. Carynski has been with the hospital for 39 years and has held the leadership role for 11 years, according to an Aug. 13 news release from Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare.

Prior to becoming president, she was the hospital’s chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2013. She joined the organization in 1985 as a cardiac staff nurse, according to the release.

OSF HealthCare is a 16-hospital system with locations in Illinois and Michigan.

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