Ms. Cornejo, COO of Ascension Florida, leads operations for a vast healthcare network comprising nine hospitals and nearly 200 care sites across Northeast Florida, the Florida Panhandle and Southeast Georgia. Renowned for her strategic leadership, Ms. Cornejo has driven workforce stabilization, optimized medical group operations, and expanded patient access through partnerships with hospitalists and emergency physician services. Under her guidance, Ascension Florida has launched transformative projects, including a new inpatient rehab facility, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and robotic surgery programs, and a newly opened community hospital in St. John’s County, Fla. Notably, she oversaw Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola’s elevation to a level I trauma center, a critical milestone ensuring top-tier emergency care for Northwest Florida. Formerly, Ms. Cornejo served as Ascension Florida’s CFO.
