Stonish Pierce, FACHE will serve as the hospital's COO, effective January 25.
Effective Monday, Stonish Pierce, FACHE will begin serving in his new role at the Fort Lauderdale-based hospital.
Pierce has a diverse clinical and leadership background, including working in "acute and ambulatory operations spanning from not-for-profit, public, private, government, academic/teaching and faith-based hospitals to integrated delivery systems and for-profit physical therapy sectors," according to the press release.
Pierce previously served as system vice president of specialty services for Michigan-based Beaumont Health. Prior to that, he served as regional chief operating and business development officer for Presence Health, a Chicago-based health system that joined Ascension in 2018.
"Stonish joins the Holy Cross Health leadership team with more than 22 years of experience in the healthcare industry," Mark Doyle, Holy Cross Health president and CEO, said in a statement. "His people-centered approach and collaborative leadership style in improving healthcare delivery will be an asset to us. He shares our mission, vision and values as we continue to be a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities and improve the health of each person we serve."
This is the second new executive to join the Holy Cross C-suite within the year. Doyle joined the non-profit, Catholic teaching hospital last June.
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Melanie Blackman is a contributing editor for strategy, marketing, and human resources at HealthLeaders, an HCPro brand.