Elliot Joseph, Hartford HealthCare’s president and CEO since 2008, will relinquish the former title to Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Flaks, the health system said Monday.
Flaks will retain his COO title and shed his previous executive vice president title. The changes will take effect Oct. 1.
Flaks will now have responsibility for the direction of clinical operations at the five hospital system, which recently announced it had formally agreed to establish a Northwest Region through an affiliation with Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington.
Joseph, who will remain CEO, said in a statement that the shakeup in corporate duties “recognizes the remarkable evolution and maturation of Hartford HealthCare.”
“As our organization matures, we must adapt our roles and processes to reflect our capabilities and priorities,” he said.
Also on Monday, Hartford HealthCare announced title changes and additional duties for two of its senior vice presidents.
Chief Human Resources Officer Tracy Church has been named chief administrative officer, while David Whitehead, chief strategy and transformation officer, will have more oversight of network growth, new venture development and community benefit. Church and Whitehead will both also add executive vice president to their respective titles.
