With St. Francis Hospital in Hartford still operating under state monitoring, its parent organization has installed its own executive to oversee the hospital.
With St. Francis Hospital in Hartford still operating under state monitoring, its parent organization has installed its own executive to oversee the hospital.
A spokesperson for Trinity Health of New England said Thursday that the role of Dr. Steven Hanks, president and CEO of Trinity Health of New York, will be broadened to “assume expanded system leadership responsibilities that include Trinity Health Of New England.”
In addition to St. Francis Hospital, Trinity Health of New England also operates Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford, as well as Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Trinity Health spokesperson said hospital “colleagues and staff” were informed last week about the change.
While Hanks will take on a larger role, Montez Carter will continue to serve as president and CEO of Trinity Health of New England, but will report to Hanks, the spokesperson said.
Trinity Health Of New England and Trinity Health New York will continue to operate as separate entities and “maintain their brand identities,” the spokesperson added.
“This decision reflects a genuine commitment to our colleagues, our patients and the communities we serve,” Dr. Dan Roth, chief operating officer for Trinity Health, said in an emailed statement.
Roth said adding Hanks’ leadership “is a deliberate and positive investment in Trinity Health Of New England’s future,” and that the goal is to “strengthen performance and understand what is needed for future growth to deliver the exceptional care your communities deserve.”
Hanks led the integration of the New York ministries into a single coordinated system, Roth said, advancing clinical alignment, access to care, “and a culture rooted in quality, safety and service.”
Since September 2024, St. Francis has been under a consent order from the state Department of Public Health that placed the hospital under two years of oversight.
The order cited the hospital’s failure to meet minimum staffing requirements for nurses and environmental services, as well as medication errors, among the reasons for the intervention.
The hospital, like others across the state, has also dealt with financial issues. An annual report by the state Office of Health Strategy for fiscal year 2024, the latest information available, said that St. Francis had a nearly $55 million loss from operations and a $53 million deficiency of revenue over expenses.
