People news: St. Joseph’s Health appoints Andersen as information security officer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has named Neil Andersen director & information security officer.

This position will oversee the information security program at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, St. Joseph’s Physicians PC, the Franciscan Companies, and any future partners, the organization said in a news release.

Andersen brings more than 30 years of experience in information technology in multiple technical and managerial roles in access control, telecommunications & network security, information security & risk assessment, software development, cryptography, operations, business continuity and disaster recovery, and physical security. 

He comes from Trinity Health and most recently served as the regional information security officer for Sisters of Providence Health System, now a part of Trinity Health – New England. Andersen has been part of the Trinity Health system since 2013.

Andersen earned a master’s degree in computer information systems with a concentration on cyber security at Boston University, in addition to his bachelor’s degree in information technology. He is a certified information systems security professional and certified ethical hacker.

St. Joseph’s Health is a nonprofit regional health-care system based in Syracuse, serving patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians and is part of the Trinity Health system.

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