St. Joseph’s Health announced Janet L Ready as new Chief Operating Officer

SYRACUSE, NY (November 12, 2019) — St. Joseph’s Health announced Janet L. Ready as the organization’s new chief operating officer. In this role, Janet will oversee the daily operations at St. Joseph’s Health and serve as an integral member of the administrative leadership team.

“With over a decade of health care leadership experience, Janet’s solid industry expertise and acumen will help us continue to uphold and advance operational excellence across our network,” said President and CEO of St, Joseph’s Health Leslie Paul Luke. “Janet will be a valuable member of the St. Joseph’s Health team as we continue to provide the highest quality care to our patients.”

 

Ready served as president of Penn Health Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey and as senior vice president at Penn Health since 2014. As president of Princeton Medical Center, Ready oversaw several expansions and initiatives, including the hospital’s Magnet Nursing recertification process. In her role as senior vice president at Penn Health, Ready focused on the organization’s quality and safety control and strategic growth.

 

Prior to Penn Health, Janet spent nearly ten years in hospital leadership roles at Healthquest in LaGrange, New York, and at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie where she improved the organization’s financial performance and significantly raised the medical center’s patient experience.

 

Janet holds a Bachelor of Science in nursing, a Master of Science in public health and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

 

Ready joined the St. Joseph’s Health team on November 11, 2019.

 

 

About St. Joseph’s Health

St. Joseph’s Health is a regional non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. St. Joseph’s is ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, a designated Stroke Center and a U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital.” St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health. St. Joseph’s Health is celebrating our 150th Anniversary throughout 2019. For more information on our founding Sisters of St. Francis including Saint Marianne Cope, our legacy and our innovations, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.