Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center Appoints New President
Darryl VandenBosch assumes top leadership role after 15 years as hospital CFO
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dignity Health, St. Bernardine Medical Center's parent company, and the hospital's Community Board recently announced the appointment of Darryl VandenBosch, as St. Bernardine's new president. Steven Barron, the hospital's president for the past 15 years, has phased out of that role to focus full attention on his responsibilities as Dignity Health senior vice president of operations for the company's six Southern California hospitals.
VandenBosch has served as St. Bernardine's chief financial officer (CFO) under Barron since 1999. In recent years, he has added CFO responsibility for sister hospital Community Hospital of San Bernardino and more recently was named vice president/CFO for the six Dignity Health Southern California hospitals. He is a certified public accountant with over 25 years experience in health care finance.
"In our search for a new St. Bernardine president, Darryl was the unanimous choice of our selection committee to lead our hospital in its ongoing efforts to provide high-quality care and humankindness responsive to the unique needs of our community," explains hospital Board Chair Lawrence Walker, MD. "His passion for the work we do, the respect he commands from those who work with and for him, and his commitment to the communities we serve are well known and admired qualities."
Barron agrees and was pleased to pass on the torch to VandenBosch. "One of the first things I did as president was to hire Darryl," he says. "Throughout those years, he has been a loyal and collaborative partner to me, our leadership team, boards, Sisters, medical staff and community. Darryl has proven himself to be not only an outstanding financial strategist, but also a true leader, innovative thinker and major contributor to the overall successful implementation of our goals and fulfillment of our mission."
VandenBosch, who will assume the president's role immediately, says he is humbled to be provided this "exceptional opportunity" to continue to contribute to a community he understands and cares deeply about. "Under Steve Barron's leadership, St. Bernardine has excelled in fulfilling the mission begun by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in 1931," VandenBosch says. "I look forward to leading the hospital in maintaining our high quality clinical and care standards and in serving the health care needs of our communities in the years to come."
About Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center
Serving the health care needs of the people of the Inland Empire since 1931, Dignity Health St. Bernardine is a highly-regarded 342-bed, nonprofit, tertiary acute care hospital located in San Bernardino, California. The hospital offers a full continuum of services, from family care to heart surgery, treating an average of 76,000 individuals in the Emergency Department, delivering 2,100 babies and admitting more than 16,000 patients for treatment each year. Visit www.StBernardineMedicalCenter.org for additional information.
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