Jamie Arnold Joins St. Joseph’s Health as Communications and Marketing Officer

Arnold brings more than 20 years of corporate communications and public relations experience to non-profit regional health care system




Syracuse, N.Y., March 23, 2016 – Kathryn Ruscitto, president and chief executive officer of St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, recently announced that Jamie Arnold has been named communications and marketing officer for the non-profit regional health care system. In this capacity, Arnold will oversee all marketing, public relations, internal and external communications and media relations programs, and will provide strategic oversight on network integrity and patient alignment efforts. An integral part of the St. Joseph’s Health leadership team, Arnold will serve as the subject matter expert on all key communications and branding initiatives. He will advise and consult with the CEO, executive leadership and physicians to help St. Joseph’s and its parent company, Trinity Health, achieve key business objectives.

"Jamie is a communications veteran with extensive knowledge of the health care industry gained from an impressive mix of corporate and agency experience which will be instrumental to the success of our hospital system," said Ruscitto. "He will work closely with me and other members of my staff to help us execute our mission to provide the best possible health care services to our patients and advance the health of the communities we serve."

Most recently, Arnold served as corporate communications manager at Welch Allyn in Skaneateles Falls, where he was responsible for managing the company’s global reputation within the regional and business-to-business media environment, distributor and direct-to-market sales organizations as well as the medical device manufacturer’s international employee base.

Prior to joining Welch Allyn, Arnold worked as an account supervisor in the Public Relations and Public Affairs Group at Eric Mower and Associates, a leading advertising agency with a public relations practice that consistently ranks in the top five percent of all PR firms in the U.S. by PR Week magazine. In this capacity, Arnold managed the development and execution of professional news bureaus and integrated communications campaigns for several of the agency’s top business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients. He also assisted with the development and execution of several high-profile crisis communications and media relations assignments.

"Trinity Health is proud to connect with the community and tell our story of people-centered care," said Bret Gallaway, senior vice president, Marketing and Communications at Trinity Health. "Jamie is an experienced and progressive communicator who will help us connect in Syracuse and nationwide. We look forward to working with him."

Arnold earned his bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Communications Management from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He is a past-president of the Central New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-CNY) and a former member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Central New York. An accredited member of PRSA, Arnold was a recipient of the Central New York Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award and PRSA-CNY’s Rising Star Award. He resides in Baldwinsville, New York with his wife and daughter.

About St. Joseph’s Health

St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, N.Y., providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary to specialty to home care, to our Magnet-recognized hospital, and in collaboration with our community partners, St. Joseph's Health is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of healthcare services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. Ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, U.S. News "Best Regional Hospital" and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians and is a part of Trinity Health.