Trinity Health Of New England Names Dr. Robert Roose President of Community Hospitals
HARTFORD, Conn. — Dr. Robert Roose has been named president of Community Hospitals for Trinity Health Of New England. In this role, he will lead strategic execution and operational direction across the organization’s acute-care hospitals, Mercy Medical Center in Springfield; Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford, Conn; and Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., further aligning leadership and integrating clinical care and resources.
Valerie Powell-Stafford will continue to provide executive leadership for Saint Francis Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, Conn.
Prior to this new position, Roose served as president of Mercy Medical Center in Springfield and Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford, leading with a focus on people and performance that was instrumental as both hospitals achieved not only the highest patient experience and colleague-engagement scores across the entire regional health ministry, but also numerous ‘A’ safety grades from the Leapfrog Group, as well as growth in key areas, including medical oncology, inpatient discharges, and robotic surgery. He also successfully oversaw several strategic projects, including the development of the Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit at Mercy, the opening of the Geriatric Wellness Pavilion at Johnson, and the completion and transition of care into the $50 million S. Prestley & Helen Blake Ambulatory Care Center in Enfield, Conn.
Roose has been a member of Trinity Health Of New England since 2013, previously serving as chief medical officer and vice president of Behavioral Health at Mercy Medical Center. As chief medical officer from 2019 to 2022, he played a pivotal role in guiding Mercy through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before joining Trinity Health Of New England, Roose served as director of Quality Improvement and medical director in the Division of Substance Abuse at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y. He is board-certified in family medicine, lifestyle medicine, and addiction medicine and was recognized as the 2013 Addiction Medicine Physician of the Year by the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. A respected thought leader, he has also contributed to numerous local, state, and national committees and served as a media expert and public speaker.