Joan Cusack-McGuirk, president and CEO of Montefiore St. Luke”™s Cornwall-on-Hudson and a New Windsor resident, was named chair of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association (NorMet). Her two-year term expires July 2022.
NorMet represents hospitals in seven counties in the Hudson Valley and is a division of the Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State (SHANYS), which oversees lobbying activities for NorMet and its sister organization on Long Island,
Cusack-McGuirk began her career more than 40 years ago as a nurse, eventually rising to senior vice president and chief nursing officer before being appointed to her current position. Under her leadership, the hospital has earned numerous awards and accreditations, is certified as a Great Place to Work for four consecutive years and has been named in the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for clinical excellence according to a national report by Healthgrades.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business Fellows Program, Cusack-McGuirk holds a master”™s degree from New York University and a bachelor”™s degree in nursing from SUNY New Paltz.
