Nevin named CEO of Christiana Care

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Nevin_Janice_MD1Janice E. Nevin, M.D. has been appointed president and chief executive officer for Christiana Care Health System, the health system’s Board of Directors announced.  Dr. Nevin succeeds Robert J. Laskowski, M.D., who announced his retirement in March, 2014.

The appointment of an internal candidate  maked something of a change from Christiana Care, which has been known to go outside its system when picking a CEO.

Christiana, a nonprofit health care system, is the state’s largest private employer, with a staff of more than 10,000. It is undergoing major changes that include re-engineering processes and services and changing its billing model to a “bundled” approach for various treatments and procedures.

“These are exciting and historic times for health care in America. After an extensive national search, Dr. Nevin rose to the top of a lengthy list of nationally qualified candidates, as the ideal choice for Christiana Care and our community,” said Gary M. Pfeiffer, chair of the Christiana Care Board of Directors. “With Dr. Nevin’s leadership, Christiana Care will continue its mission of service, strengthen its community ties and broaden its national profile by creating greater value for the patients and families we are privileged to serve.”

“I am also very grateful for the intensive amount of time and steadfast leadership the search committee invested in this important next step for Christiana Care,” said Pfeiffer. The CEO succession strategy was guided by a search committee appointed by Christiana Care’s Board of Directors and chaired by former board member and a director at law firm Richards Layton & Finger, Doneene Keemer Damon. The committee worked with the internationally recognized executive search firm Spencer Stuart noted for executive health care recruitment. More than 200 candidates from across the country were reviewed and assessed with a select group of candidates going through an intensive interview process involving physicians, leadership, Christiana Care board and trustees.

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Dr. Nevin serves on the American Association of Medical Colleges Health Advisory Panel and Leadership Forum and is Vice Chair, Fellowship Advisory Committee of the Health Management Academy. She is a former president of the Association of Family Practice Residency Directors and was a member of the Project Leadership Committee for the Future of Family Medicine Project.

Dr. Nevin has been working in a shift in care processes at Christiana Care’s Wilmington campus, which has undergone a $200 million renovation and expansion.

“I am genuinely honored to partner with our physicians, nurses, management and our community to continue to advance The Christiana Care Way,” said Christiana Care’s incoming President and CEO, Dr. Nevin. “Working together we continue to build on a rich tradition of excellence — advancing the transformation of health care for our community and serving as a model for others throughout the country.”

Dr. Nevin has served as chief medical officer and chief patient safety officer since 2011. She also oversaw Christiana Care’s medical education programs including the Delaware Branch Campus of Jefferson Medical College and 280 residents and fellows.

From 2008 until her appointment as chief medical officer, Dr. Nevin served as the senior vice president and executive director of Christiana Care–Wilmington, as well as the associate chief medical officer. She provided leadership for the $210 million transformation project that began in 2009 at the Wilmington Hospital campus.

From 2002 to 2008, Dr. Nevin was chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Christiana Care.

Before joining Christiana Care Health System, Dr. Nevin was a faculty member and the residency program director in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College.

Dr. Nevin graduated from Harvard University in 1981 and earned her doctorate in medicine with honors from Jefferson Medical College in 1987.

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