The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain on Monday announced the promotion of three staffers to senior leadership positions.
Nancy Kroeber has been named vice president of clinical operations, where she will be responsible for various hospital clinical and outpatient programs, including cardiovascular, sleep disorders and rehabilitation services; outpatient clinics; physician practice management, physician billing; the Wound Care Center; and Dialysis.
She will also have operational responsibility for HCC’s oncology service line at the new cancer center.
Kroeber joined the hospital in 1983 and has served in numerous positions, most recently as interim chief nursing officer and director of cardiac, neuro and outpatient services.
Denise Peterson, has been named vice president of patient care services/chief nursing officer, where she will be responsible for nursing administrative and clinical operations at the Bradley Memorial and New Britain General campuses, including the inpatient nursing units and the emergency department.
Peterson joined the hospital as director of nursing in 2007 and assumed additional responsibility for oncology services in 2008.
Finally, Kate Betancourt, has been promoted to senior director of patient outcomes, where she will oversee performance improvement, patient safety, regulation and accreditation and patient relations at the hospital.
Betancourt joined the hospital in 1980 and has served as director of performance improvement for the past nine years.
