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Dr. Catherine Polera Named VP, Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer
At Saint Michael’s, Dr. Polera will serve as the senior physician executive, working closely with the medical staff, the executive leadership, and the Board of Directors in overseeing the hospital’s delivery of world-class medical care. She will lead initiatives to improve quality and safety, to increase patient satisfaction, and to enhance the medical center’s longstanding reputation as a regional health-care leader. Dr. Polera previously spent more than eight years at Medexcel USA, Inc., a New Windsor, New York-based emergency medicine contract group, most recently in the capacity of Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Professional Services. She was responsible for more than 100 physicians and allied health professionals, and served as a change agent in such areas as operations, customer service, medical education, and CORE measures. She has served in numerous chairing roles at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, New York, including her present post as Chair of Emergency Services. Dr. Polera has also had appointments in the emergency departments in New York and New Jersey. She is board-certified in emergency medicine and internal medicine, and completed her dual residency in these disciplines at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, NY. She holds a D.O. medical degree from Kansas City College of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri, and a Masters of Public Health (M.P.H.) from St. Louis University School of Public Health in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Polera recently completed executive courses and earned a CPE (Certified Physician Executive) accreditation. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Polera to the hospital’s executive leadership team,” said Robert H. Evans, CEO of Saint Michael’s Medical Center. “Her appointment marks yet another critical milestone in our revitalization under the stewardship of Catholic Health East.” Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor
in 1867, Saint Michael’s Medical Center is a 357-bed regional tertiary-care,
teaching and research center in the heart of Newark’s business and
educational district. Saint Michael’s Medical Center is a member
of Catholic Health East (CHE). Based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania,
Catholic Health East is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health
systems, with 33 hospitals in 11 states. More information is available
at www.che.org
and www.smmcnj.org.
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