St. Joseph's Health Appoints New Director and Information Security Officer

St. Joseph’s Health announced that Neil Andersenhas been named Director & Information Security Officer for St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. This position will oversee the Information Security program at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, St. Joseph's Physician PC, the Franciscan Companies, and any future partners.

Andersen is an experienced Information Technology professional with over 30 years in information technology in multiple technical and managerial roles in Access Control, Telecommunications & Network Security, Information Security & Risk Assessment, Software Development, Cryptography, Operations, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, and Physical Security. He comes to us from Trinity Health and most recently served as the Regional Information Security Officer for Sisters of Providence Health System, now a part of Trinity Health – New England. Andersen has been part of the Trinity Health system since 2013.

Andersen has extensive experience in Computer Information Systems and CyberSecurity and has served in an adjunct faculty role with Boston University’s and University of Findlay’s Graduate school in areas of Computer Information Systems, Cyber Security, and Healthcare Informatics.

Andersen earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Information Systems with a concentration on Cyber Security at Boston University in Boston, MA in addition to his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH). Andersen has also held certifications from Cisco, Nortel Network, 3Com, and Microsoft.

Andersen is also involved with the Civil Air Patrol (Captain) and is an Amateur (Ham) Radio Operator.

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 a part of Trinity Health.