Two central Connecticut hospitals have a new interim leader.
Dr. Jeff Finkelstein has been named interim president of Hartford HealthCare’s central region, overseeing both MidState Medical Center in Meriden and The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.
He was appointed to the role earlier this year, following the departure of Gary Havican, who has been hired by Long Island, New York-based Catholic Health as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Havican — who now oversees the operations of Catholic Health’s six hospitals, employed medical group, and homecare and hospice services — started his new job on Feb. 5.
Hartford HealthCare, in an email newsletter to staff, said it’s undertaking a search for Havican’s permanent replacement.
Prior to being named interim regional president, Finkelstein held the title of vice president for medical affairs in the central region. He has more than two decades of experience in the region, having joined The Hospital of Central Connecticut in 2003, as its chief of emergency medicine, according to Hartford HealthCare.
In addition, Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, Hartford HealthCare’s executive vice president and chief clinical operating officer, will provide additional support and guidance for Finkelstein and the central region during the transition process, the hospital system announced.
