Mr. Barber became CEO of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in February 2026. He took on the role after serving as interim CEO the previous year and as the system’s COO beginning in 2023, following a 27-year tenure on the senior leadership team at Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa. He provides executive leadership for Lancaster General Health’s community hospitals and facilities, including Lancaster General Hospital and Women & Babies Hospital, the Downtown and Suburban outpatient pavilions, and a network of more than 500 primary and specialty care physicians across more than 40 offices. Under his leadership, it has expanded access to advanced care through its integration with other facilities that are part of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, including proton therapy and CAR T-cell therapy for cancer at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute. Mr. Barber serves as a board member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County, and also serves on the boards of Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital and Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital.
