Sharon O’Keefe, the current president of Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., has been named president of University of Chicago Medical Center, according to a UCMC news release.
Ms. O’Keefe’s position is effective Feb. 23. She will replace Ken Sharigian, who has been serving as interim president of UCMC.
Previously, Ms. O’Keefe has held leadership roles with Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Read the release on the new president of University of Chicago Medical Center.
Read about other Illinois hospital executive moves:
– Illinois’ Loyola Health System Names Dr. Robert Cherry as Chief Medical Officer
– CEO of Illinois’ Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital to Retire in April
– Illinois’ Adventist Midwest Health Names CFO
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