Ms. Salanger serves as COO of Strong Memorial Hospital, an 897-bed facility and the only level 1 trauma center in New York’s Finger Lakes region, overseeing all onsite and ambulatory clinical operations, service lines and major capital projects, including a tripling of the emergency department and construction of a nine-story patient tower. She brings over a decade of leadership experience from top-tier institutions, including Detroit-based Henry Ford Health hospitals and at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, where she advanced quality, safety and multidisciplinary service-line development. At Henry Ford Hospital, she managed surgical services, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs, as well as $3.2 million square feet of capital projects, all while driving operational excellence. Ms. Salanger also has extensive experience in oncology operations, having led financial and ambulatory management for the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Her leadership has helped earn Strong Memorial Hospital national recognition, including National Cancer Institute designation in 2025 and its fifth consecutive Magnet designation in 2024. In addition to her executive role, she contributes to the field through academic appointments at Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University.
