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Yale-New Haven Hospital news release
Release date: July 27, 2005
Media contact: Vin Petrini, (203) 688-2612

New CEO named at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Marna P. Borgstrom, of Guilford, has been named president and chief executive officer of Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Health System succeeding Joseph A. Zaccagnino who will retire on September 30 after a distinguished 35-year career.

 

Marna Borgstrom, president and CEO of Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Health System, effective October 1, 2005.

"Marna Borgstrom has been a dedicated and talented leader at Yale-New Haven Hospital for more than 25 years," said Marvin K. Lender, chairman of the Yale-New Haven Hospital board of trustees. "Her leadership skills and commitment are evident to all who meet her. She was the unanimous choice of both the search committee and the full board of trustees."

Prior to being named executive vice president and chief operating officer, Borgstrom served as the senior vice president of administration from 1992-1993. From 1985 to 1992, she served as vice president of administration. Borgstrom joined Yale-New Haven Hospital in 1979 as an administrative fellow. She also served in a number of administrative roles during her career at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She is the first woman to be named as president and CEO of the hospital and the health system.

"We have great confidence in Marna's leadership," said Julia M. McNamara, chair of the Yale New Haven Health System board of directors. "Her talent and personal qualities, as well as her experience and knowledge of this health system will allow for a seamless transition and her vision will set the stage for a strong future."

As executive vice president and chief operating officer of Yale-New Haven Hospital, Borgstrom has been responsible for the system's $850 million operating budget and she has served as the primary liaison with the Yale University School of Medicine. During her career, Borgstrom directed the completion of the $51 million South Pavilion renovation and the construction of the $156 million Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, as well as the opening of the Shoreline Medical Center in Guilford.

In her role as executive vice president of the Yale New Haven Health System, Borgstrom has overseen a system with more than 1,500 licensed beds and a combined operating budget of more than $1.3 billion at Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport and Greenwich hospitals. The largest health system in the state of Connecticut, Yale New Haven Health System was created in 1995 and in addition to its three primary members, maintains a contractual relationship with Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island.

"Yale University enjoys a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with the entire Yale New Haven Health System," said Richard Levin, president of Yale University. "We have the utmost confidence in Marna Borgstrom's ability to bring together the resources in all of our institutions to advance our mission as one of the nation's premiere academic medical centers and health care systems."

Borgstrom received a Master of Public Health degree in hospital administration from the Yale University School of Medicine and a bachelor's degree in human biology from Stanford University. She and her husband, Eric, have two sons.

Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) is the leading health care system in Connecticut with approximately 12,000 employees. YNHHS - through Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport and Greenwich hospitals and their affiliated organizations - provides comprehensive, cost effective, advanced patient care characterized by safety, quality and service.

Yale-New Haven Hospital is a 944-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine. Yale-New Haven was founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826 and today, the hospital complex includes Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, with a combined medical staff of about 2,400 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties.

Reporters: For more information on this release, contact Vin Petrini, (203) 688-2612.

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