HARTFORD, Conn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercy Community Health announced today the appointment of William J. Fiocchetta as its president and chief executive officer. His appointment, which follows a nationwide executive search, is effective May 9, 2005.
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"Bill brings strong leadership and financial skills, as well as extensive experience in overseeing the operations of both for-profit and not-for-profit continuing care facilities and programs," said Mercy Community Health System Board Chair Jane Murphy. "His knowledge of the Connecticut long-term care marketplace is a plus."
"His dedication and commitment to faith-based healthcare will help us further the mission of Mercy Community Health as it reaches out to provide a comprehensive array of continuing care services to the communities that we serve," said Eileen Dooling, RSM, president of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of Connecticut, in Hartford.
Fiocchetta most recently served as director of operations for National Healthcare Associates in Lynbrook, New York, overseeing the operations of 15 skilled nursing facilities, nine in Connecticut and six in New York. From 1994 through August of 2003, he was regional operations manager for Sun Healthcare Group, Albuquerque, NM, and served in a variety of locations. Initially, he was responsible for overseeing skilled nursing facilities in Western Massachusetts and New Hampshire and later, nine facilities in Connecticut.
Earlier in his career, from 1985 to 1994, he was chief operating officer and administrator for Church Homes, Inc., Avery Heights, Hartford, Connecticut. His role included responsibility for day-to-day operations, as well as implementation of long-term and strategic plans for this continuing care retirement center serving over 500 persons on one campus. There, he was a key player in the $22M construction/renovation of freestanding independent living and assisted living apartments and a 62-bed addition to an existing skilled nursing facility.
Fiocchetta received his bachelor of science degree in Biology from Fairfield University and his master's in Healthcare Management from The Hartford Graduate Center, Hartford, CT. In 1999 he obtained an executive program certificate from Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT.
Mercy Community Health is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of Connecticut, in Hartford.
Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, Mercy Community Health is made up of Mercyknoll, a freestanding nursing facility; St. Mary Home, a nursing center and adult day care facility; The McAuley, a continuing care retirement community; and The Residence at St. Mary Home. The recently completed Callaghan Center, part of St. Mary Home, provides rehabilitation, sub-acute and special need services.
Mercy Community Health is a member of Catholic Health East, one of the nation's leading Catholic healthcare systems based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Catholic Health East provides the means to ensure the continuation of the Catholic identity and operational strength of the Sponsors' health ministries. Located in 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida, the System includes 31 acute care hospitals, 46 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, 12 assisted living facilities, 5 continuing care retirement communities, three behavioral health facilities, three rehabilitation facilities, 18 home health/hospice agencies, and numerous ambulatory and community-based health services. Catholic Health East facilities employ approximately 43,000 full-time employees as partners in ministry.
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