BINGHAMTON — The man who has served as UHS’s executive VP and COO since 2013 is now the president and CEO of UHS Hospitals. The board of directors of UHS appointed John Carrigg to the role, effective June 1. Carrigg will also become president and CEO of the full UHS System on Jan.1, 2018, UHS […]
BINGHAMTON — The man who has served as UHS’s executive VP and COO since 2013 is now the president and CEO of UHS Hospitals.
The board of directors of UHS appointed John Carrigg to the role, effective June 1.
Carrigg will also become president and CEO of the full UHS System on Jan.1, 2018, UHS said in a news release issued May 25.
Matthew (Matt) Salanger was set to leave his role as the current president and CEO of UHS Hospitals on June 1 and as president and CEO of the entire UHS System next Jan. 1.
Salanger is now serving as a part-time, senior strategic adviser to the organization, UHS said. He will also remain on the board and its executive committee.
The UHS board of directors approved the change during its annual meeting held May 24.
“These changes are part of a senior-leadership succession plan that has been two years in the making,” Jerome Canny, chairman of the UHS board, said in the release.
“We will be promoting from within someone who is uniquely qualified to be the new CEO, and will continue to benefit from our current president’s insights and counsel. That will ensure the long-term stability, strength and continuity of UHS as we continue to serve the healthcare needs of the Southern Tier.”
About Carrigg
Carrigg has served as VP for operations and director of UHS Binghamton General Hospital, senior VP and COO of UHS Hospitals, and executive VP and COO of the UHS System.
“Mr. Salanger and I have worked closely together and share the same vision for the future direction of our organization,” Carrigg said in the release. “I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that UHS will encounter in this decade and beyond, and am grateful to Matt for staying on in a strategy role from which the entire system will benefit.”
Carrigg, a Binghamton–area native, graduated from St. Andrew’s College in North Carolina and earned an MBA degree from SUNY Binghamton, UHS said.
About Salanger
Salanger, a Syracuse native, is the organization’s longest-serving CEO since three community hospitals consolidated to form UHS in 1981.
Salanger joined UHS in 1985, serving in a number of managerial roles, including assistant VP, associate VP, the VP for operations and director of UHS Binghamton General Hospital, and executive VP and chief operating officer of UHS Hospitals.
He became president and CEO of UHS Hospitals in 1994. Salanger later became president and CEO of the UHS System in 2007.
Salanger said he believes “the time is right” for the leadership change.
“I have long been convinced that it’s important for succession at the top to happen in an orderly fashion, after careful planning and sound consideration, with the long-term stewardship of the organization being the first priority. On a personal note, I look forward to having more time for family, travel and volunteering, while still maintaining a stakeholder interest in the continued success of UHS,” said Salanger.
About UHS
The UHS System is composed of UHS Hospitals (UHS Wilson Medical Center and UHS Binghamton General Hospital), UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital, UHS Delaware Valley Hospital, UHS Senior Living at Ideal, UHS Home Care, the UHS Medical Group, and the UHS Foundation.
Serving a seven-county region, UHS describes itself as “one of the largest and most comprehensive systems in upstate New York with a total community impact exceeding $1 billion a year.
An 896-bed organization, UHS provides a range of medical, surgical, rehabilitative, and long-term care services from 60 locations.
With a workforce of more than 6,000, it is the “largest employer in New York’s Southern Tier” and the workplace of a 392-provider, multi-specialty medical group and a 550-member medical staff, per the release.