Hospital Heroes

Nikki Sumpter Chief administrative officer Atlantic Health How’s this for affirmation: Fortune magazine has recognized Atlantic Health System as a 100 Best Companies to Work For during the past 14 years, pretty impressive considering the current challenges...

Mark Sparta Chief hospital executive Hackensack University Medical Center He’s head of the hospital that has been ranked in the Top 2 of the state in each of the past 10 years — all while setting the...

Dr. Mark Rosenberg & Dr. Alexis LaPietra Emergency Medical Department St. Joseph’s Health System’s alternative to opioids, or ALTO, program has set the blueprint for providers around the country to follow. The program has expanded its use...

Avonia Richardson-Miller Chief diversity officer Hackensack Meridian Health HMH was recently ranked No. 4 in country among health systems by Diversity Inc., due to her efforts. She established a networkwide goal for tying executive compensation to measurable...

Brian Reilly Chief financial officer Cooper Health Reilly has served a variety of hospital and corporate roles in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He has directed facility turnaround plans, financial change management and integration activities and has...

Trish O’Keefe President Morristown Medical Center She not only is the president of the top hospital in the state the past several years, according to U.S. News & World Report, she also is the chief nursing...

Sheilah O’Halloran General counsel Atlantic Health Widely respected in legal circles and frequently recognized for her leadership in overseeing the framework for innovative partnerships and for her work in helping transfer the Atlantic Health System board of...

DeAnna Minus-Vincent Chief social justice and accountability officer RWJBarnabas Health Her work leading the system’s Ending Racism Together and Health Beyond the Hospital initiatives are just two examples of her dedication to improve health outcomes and health...

Linda McHugh Chief experience and people officer Hackensack Meridian Health She has been the driving force to retain and attract health care professionals in the most challenging staffing crisis the industry has ever faced, doing so by...

Dr. Suja Mathew Chief clinical officer Atlantic Health A national voice in clinical leadership and physician development, she oversees clinical care (empowering every patient to benefit from its systemwide resources), while elevating the groundbreaking innovative research conducted...