MVHS names new chief medical officer

UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has added Gary D. Zimmer as its new chief medical officer. In his new role, Zimmer will provide strategic leadership to ensure continuous improvement of patient safety, quality, effectiveness, value, and efficiency of patient care across MVHS, the health system said in its announcement. He brings more than 20 years of health system and clinical expertise to the role. Prior to joining MVHS, Zimmer served as the chief medical officer for emergency medicine at Sound Physicians, where he led clinical operations for its emergency medicine specialty. Zimmer began his career at Johns Hopkins University, where he served in a teaching role. He then joined Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, as chairman of the department of emergency medicine. That began a nearly 20-year leadership path in emergency medicine and health-care administration with organizations including TeamHealth, Mercy Health System, and Crozer Health. He holds a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and received his M.D. from Cornell University. Zimmer completed his residency with the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency.