Trinity Health Shakes Up Leadership at Saint Francis

0:00Trinity Health of New England just announced big leadership shifts at St. Francis Hospital and across their system. Right away, Dr. Robert Roo steps in as interim president for both St. Francis and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital. Jennifer Massageat takes over as interim chief nursing officer too. They're moving fast on more roles, hunting for an interim chief medical officer and a vice president of operations at St. Francis. Longer term, Dr. Steve Hanks becomes president and CEO of Trinity Health of New England while still running their New York operations. Montes Carter shifts to an advisor spot before leaving July 1st. These changes follow years of tough times at St. Francis, with Connecticut's Department of Public Health extending oversight by an independent. Monitor back in February for another six months. Colleagues, patients, community folks, and regulators all raise serious flags on quality and safety. The hospital brought in a top consulting firm to dig into operations and State Watches agree

1:00action is needed now. Financially, Trinity Health of New England posted a $102 million loss on $1,800 million in expenses last year. St. Francis alone lost $54,914 million in costs. Payor pressures hit hard here with over 30% of patients on Medicaid or uninsured and under 19% with commercial coverage. Dr. Hanks vows to fix the gaps, rebuild trust, and keep delivering for Hartford family's generation after generation. That wraps Hartford news today.