Dr. FitzPatrick began her new position Jan. 1. It was endowed with a $2.5 million gift from the Connelly Foundation, in honor of Josephine Mandeville, foundation board chair and a Jefferson board member.
Dr. FitzPatrick served as chief nursing officer of Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center before joining Jefferson in 2019 as senior vice president for nursing practice and clinical development. Jefferson said she also played a key role in leading the health system’s incident command center for COVID-19 response.
Jefferson comprises 14 hospitals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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