Ralph Porpora, an executive with over 25 years of leadership in health care technology and operations, was appointed vice president of information services and chief information officer at Deborah Heart and Lung Center.
Most recently, he served as hospital systems director at Grand View Health, where he spearheaded IT advancement and innovation efforts and led improvements in reliability, data reporting and analytics and infrastructure modernization.
At Hartman Executive Advisors, Porpora served as CIO and executive IT adviser. He guided technology strategy for a $40 million multi-site senior living community implementing solutions such as robotic process automation, salesforce customer relationship management, and new electronic health record systems.
During his tenure at Hunterdon Health as associate CIO/director of information systems, he directed IT initiatives and pandemic-response operations while leading electronic health-record transitions and achieving national recognition for digital excellence.
“Ralph’s proven track record of aligning technology with patient care goals and his visionary leadership in IT strategy make him an exceptional addition to the Deborah executive team,” said Deborah President and CEO, Jim Andrews. “The effective delivery of Deborah’s People Centered Care model is reliant on having an integrated and high functioning information technology platform. Ralph’s insights and experience will be instrumental to our efforts in advancing not just the quality of care but how people are engaged across the organization.”
