White Plains Hospital”™s (WPH) President and CEO Susan Fox, and Joseph Guarracino, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and CFO, have been named to the Becker”™s Hospital Review “Women Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know” and “Health System and Hospital CFOs to Know” lists.
Becker”™s, a leading medical trade magazine, cited Fox as “one of Westchester County”™s most influential executives” whose leadership has led the hospital to “become the leading provider of both advanced and preventive health care in Westchester County and beyond, with more Westchester residents choosing WPH for inpatient care over other hospitals in the county.”
Spotlighting Guarracino”™s more than 25 years of experience overseeing financial operations for health-care operations prior to joining the hospital in 2016, the publication emphasized how each executive included in its list of CFOs is a key player “in strategic financial planning, growth and partnerships for their organizatios.”
“Susan Fox and Joseph Guarracino are exceptional leaders who have been instrumental to our hospital”™s significant growth and success over the past several years,” said William Null, chairman of the White Plains Hospital Board of Directors.
The recognitions are the latest in a long string of awards White Plains Hospital and its executive leadership have recently earned, including being named one of the World”™s Best Hospitals by “Newsweek” for the second year in a row ”“ the only hospital in Westchester County to be included on the prestigious list; and was awarded the Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ from Healthgrades for the eighth time, placing the organization in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for patient experience.
White Plains Hospital, a member of the Montefiore Health System, serves as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley.