University Hospital appoints Ed Jimenez as new CEO

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital named Ed Jimenez its new president and CEO, according to a press release sent to Becker’s.

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He replaces Shereef Elnahal, MD, who was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as undersecretary of Veterans Affairs for health. University Hospital then named Mary Naples interim president while it went through the search process. 

Mr. Jimenez most recently served as CEO of University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and has held leadership positions at some of the East Coast’s largest hospital systems, including Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph’s Healthcare System and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. In 2003, he also spent two years as the executive director for ambulatory services for what is now known as University Hospital. 

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