Yale New Haven Health has promoted Pamela Sutton-Wallace to be its president, effective immediately.
Sutton-Wallace, who became Yale New Haven's chief operating officer in July 2022, will take over responsibilities as president from CEO Christopher O'Connor, a spokesperson for the nonprofit said Tuesday. O'Connor was named president in 2020 and CEO in 2022.
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Sutton-Wallace has been serving as interim president at Yale New Haven's flagship facility, Yale New Haven Hospital, since August. Last week, Yale New Haven named Dr. Katherine Heilpern to that role, effective March 11.
The health system has not made public its plans for the COO job.
Sutton-Wallace previously joined New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 2019, serving as group senior vice president and COO of the Weill Cornell division. Prior to that, Sutton-Wallace was CEO of the University of Virginia Medical Center for about five years. She also held various leadership positions at thw Duke University Health System, including senior vice president of hospital operations.
New Haven, Connecticut-based Yale New Haven Health operates five hospitals, specialty networks and hundreds of outpatient locations. The health system is affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine. Yale New Haven Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine.
