Jeff Joyner Named To Leadership Team At St. Joseph’s Healthcare System

St. Joseph’s Healthcare System (SJHS), Paterson, NJ, has announced the appointment of Jeff Joyner as Vice President of Operations.

“I am pleased to welcome Jeff Joyner to St. Joseph’s Healthcare System. With a broad background in healthcare administration, government, and all sectors of the patient delivery continuum, Jeff is a strong addition to the System’s leadership team,” says William A. McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer, SJHS.

Prior to coming to St. Joseph’s, Mr. Joyner served as Vice President of Professional Services at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Previously, he held the position of Vice President of Patient Support Services at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland.

A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, Mr. Joyner has presented academic guest lectures in Healthcare Management at George Washington University and George Mason University. In addition, he has served for two, two-year terms as an elected member of the Maine State House of Representatives. Mr. Joyner holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration/Economics from the University of Maine and a Master of Health Administration from the University of New Hampshire.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare System (SJHS) is a nationally-recognized leading edge multi-hospital organization founded in 1867 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. The state’s second largest provider of charity care, SJHS encompasses St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, an academic tertiary medical center and state-designated trauma center which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, a comprehensive specialized state-designated children’s hospital in Paterson, NJ; St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, an acute care community hospital and division of St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Wayne, NJ; St. Vincent’s Nursing Home, a long-term skilled nursing home in Cedar Grove, NJ; and Visiting Health Services of NJ based in Totowa; and ambulatory sites located across northern New Jersey. For more information about St. Joseph’s leading edge programs and services, visit www.StJosephsHealth.org  or call 877.757.SJHS (7547).