Ms. Calder oversees operations for The Hospital of Central Connecticut, a 446-bed community teaching hospital spanning two campuses, and MidState Medical Center, a 156-bed acute care hospital with an orthopedic institute and multiple satellite locations. Ms. Calder leads initiatives across quality and safety, clinical excellence, staff development, patient experience and financial stewardship for the region. She maintains a “mobile office” to stay accessible across multiple sites, and is known for mentoring and advocating for care transformation. She has been named among Connecticut NAACP’s “100 Most Influential Blacks” and Hartford Business Journal’s “Power 25.” Under her leadership, the region’s hospitals earned Leapfrog “A” safety grades, top Healthgrades and U.S. News & World Report rankings for various specialties, and multiple accolades for cardiac and critical care.
