Dr. Mayorga oversees more than 1,000 providers across Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and Westerly Hospital, with responsibility spanning credentialing, peer review, quality and safety, regulatory oversight, and related medical staff functions. He also represents Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health shared savings programs for local tribes. Over 15 years as chief medical officer, he has been responsible for expanding key programs, including pulmonary, ICU, neurology, neurosurgery, primary care and general surgery services. He also previously served as an emergency medicine physician in the U.S. Air Force 81st Medical Group, including helping rebuild emergency services at Keesler Air Force Base following Hurricane Katrina and later deploying to Iraq as an assistant trauma director. He also serves on the board of directors for CT State Community College Three Rivers in Norwich, Conn., supporting the region’s educational pipeline and future workforce. Under his leadership, the hospitals have earned recognition including The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses silver-level “Beacon Awards” for the neonatal ICU, ICU and critical care unit at Lawrence + Memorial and two consecutive Leapfrog “A” hospital safety grades for Westerly Hospital in 2025.
