Yale New Haven Health has named Dr. Katherine Heilpern as president of its flagship facility, Yale New Haven Hospital, effective March 11.
Heilpern is chief of the Office of Provider Professionalism and Support at New York-Presbyterian, a role she has held for almost two years. Before that, Heilpern oversaw three hospitals as group senior vice president at New York-Presbyterian and was chief operating officer at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
She will succeed system Chief Operating Officer Pamela Sutton-Wallace, who has served as interim president of the hospital since Dr. Keith Churchwell stepped down in August.
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Heilpern practiced emergency medicine and was a faculty member at the Emory University School of Medicine for more than 20 years, including 12 years as chair of the emergency medicine department.
Heilpern said she is excited about collaborating with Yale's medical school and expanding healthcare services in the region. "It is really evident that this hospital plays a key role for the community," she said.
New Haven, Connecticut-based Yale New Haven Health operates five hospitals, several specialty networks and a medical group with hundreds of physicians. The health system is affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine, and Yale New Haven Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine.
Heilpern has served in leadership roles at multiple organizations, including the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, the National Academy of Medicine and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
