Leadership Team
Independence Health System's executive leadership team is responsible for the overall management of our service lines, programs, facilities and operational decisions that contribute to our mission to improve the health and well-being of every life we touch.
Independence Health System Leadership Team
- Ken DeFurio President, Chief Executive Officer
- Thomas Albanesi Jr., CPA, FHFMA Chief Financial Officer
- David Dillon Chief Integration Officer SVP Business Development
- Carol Fox, MD Chief Medical Officer
- Thomas Genevro Chief Human Resource Officer
- Hillary Harlan, BSRN, JD, CHC Chief Compliance Officer
- Pamela Hepp, Esq. Chief Legal Officer
- Kate Dohey, MSN, RN Chief Quality Officer
- Thomas Chakurda Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
- Roger Lutz Chief Information Officer
- Karen Allen, RN President Butler & Clarion Hospitals
- Brian Fritz President Westmoreland, Latrobe & Frick Hospitals
- David Rottinghaus, MD President Physician Network
- Erica Shaffer Vice President, Post Acute Services & Ambulatory Strategy
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Independence Health System Nationally Recognized Again by Healthgrades for ...
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Health System Hospitals Lauded For 21 Clinical Achievements, Including America’s Best Honors in Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention GREENSBURG, PA, ...
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Independence Health System Lung Cancer Program Earns Prestigious National ...
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Three-Star Rating Highest Honor from Society of Thoracic Surgeons GREENSBURG, PA, January 10, 2024 … The thoracic surgical group of Independence ...
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Independence Health System Makes Top Grades at National, State Level for Cardiac ...
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Westmoreland Hospital Named Among America’s Best by Healthgrades GREENSBURG, PA, September 18, 2023 … Patients with heart disease need not wonder ...
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Letter to the Editor: Celebrating Volunteers
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Trib Live: The last week of April heralds the anticipation of spring planting, warmer weather, longer hours of sunlight and a celebration: National ...
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Nurses Mark 10 Years of Stocking Food Pantry for Jeannette City School Students
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Trib Live: Longstanding support from nurses at Independence Health helps ensure Jeannette City School District students don’t go hungry when they ...
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Independence Health System Adds to Accolades With New State Rankings From Healthgr ...
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Westmoreland Hospital Among Top 3 in PA for Coronary Intervention Procedures and Among Top 5 in PA for Surgical Care GREENSBURG, PA, January 23, 2024 ...
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3 Area Hospitals Named Among Best for Maternity Care in New Report
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WPXI: Three hospitals in Western Pennsylvania have been named among the best for maternity care in a list just released by the U.S. News & World ...
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Independence Health System Continues to Earn National Recognition for Maternity Ca ...
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Repeat Designation Comes From U.S. News & World Report GREENSBURG, PA, December 5, 2023 … Independence Health System and Westmoreland Hospital are ...
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Independence Health System Recognized by U.S. News & World Report Among Nation’s ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, August 14, 2023 … Independence Health System has once again received national recognition for clinical expertise and high quality ...
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Independence Health System Continues to Achieve National Recognition for Exemplary ...
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American Heart Association Awards Recognize Health System’s Ongoing Commitment To Delivering Exceptional Evidence-based Care BUTLER, PA, JULY 23, 2023 ...
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