West Orange, NJ, February 24, 2025–Rwjbarnabas HealthThe most important and complete academic health system of New Jersey has appointed Thomas Burke, MBA, BPHARM, as administrative director of Clara Maass Medical Center, as of Monday, February 24.
In its new role, Burke will provide strategic leadership and hospital surveillance and work closely with other senior managers to ensure the effective and effective delivery of exceptional care and centered on patients and access and access and access safe results, high quality.
“Tom has a vast experience of growth and operational excellence and has an in-depth understanding of the evolving health care market,” said Tom Biga, Executive Vice-President and President of the North West Region for Rwjbarnabas Health. “I am convinced that his skills will serve the Clara Maass Medical Center and Rwjbarnabas Health although we continue our trip to provide quality care and compassionate to our communities.”
Burke’s career includes 25 years of operational and clinical leadership experience in major matrix and academic health care systems. More recently, he was president of the Hartford Market at Trinity Health of New England, at St. Francis Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Hospital and the University Hospital), at the Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital and integrated installations. During its mandate, the health system received seven consecutive notes from the security scores of hospitals “A” by the LeapFrog group, awarded the status of the IBM Watson Top 15 university hospital, and appointed to IBM Watson Health 100 Hospital top.
Before Trinity Health of New England, Burke worked in health operations management positions in organizations like Prospect Medical Holdings in California, the Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut and Trinity Health Mid -Atlantic – Saint Mary Medical Center in Pennsylvania.
Pharmacist registered in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, Burke graduated from a baccalaureate of sciences from the University of Sciences (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science) and obtained his master’s degree in business administration at Saint-Joseph University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Connecticut Science Center, and previously Metrohartford Alliance and the Connecticut Health Council.
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