Rhode Island Hospital names Sivaprasad CMO

Rhode Island Hospital named Dr. Latha Sivaprasad senior VP and chief medical officer, effective Sept. 1.

Sivaprasad, 38, succeeds Dr. John Murphy in the role. Murphy, 62, is now executive VP for physician affairs for Lifespan, the Rhode Island health system of which the hospital is a founding partner. As senior VP and CMO, Sivaprasad is responsible for graduate medical education and medical staff affairs at the Providence, R.I., hospital, in addition to playing a role in improving the quality, safety, effectiveness and efficiency of its healthcare delivery. As an internal medicine physician, she is also expected to serve as a physician voice concerning medical staff growth, educational program structure, clinical program development and broader academic medical center priorities.

“As healthcare reform takes shape, we must work tirelessly to ensure we deliver the highest quality patient care, the safest care, and the best patient experience,” Dr. Timothy Babineau, president of Rhode Island Hospital and president and CEO of Lifespan, said in a news release. “Dr. Sivaprasad's work with quality, safety and the patient experience are a perfect fit for the goals we have set for ourselves, and I am confident that her clinical experience, leadership qualities and hands-on work ethic will provide tremendous benefit to Rhode Island Hospital, our staff and our patients.”

Sivaprasad joins Rhode Island Hospital from New York, where she most recently served as associate CMO and chief patient experience officer of Beth Israel Medical Center.

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