Patti Hammond
Vice President, Physician Services

Patti Hammond has over 20 years of senior health care management experience and an extensive knowledge of hospital operations.

Prior to coming Ellis, Ms. Hammond served as Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice President at Bellevue Woman's Hospital. Among the hospital's accomplishments under her leadership were the initiation of weekly, mobile MRI services and the acquisition and implementation of a second digital mammography machine.

Previously, Ms. Hammond held the following leadership positions which reflect a deep and broad set of experiences: executive vice president of Iroquois Healthcare Alliance in Clifton Park; senior consultant at Quorum Health Resources, L.L.C. of Brentwood, TN; executive vice president of FoxCare Network in Oneonta, NY; and vice president of Patient Care Services at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, also in Oneonta.

Ms. Hammond first served as Vice President of Operations when she joined the Ellis Medicine team. She directed and coordinated operational efforts in the following areas: critical care, surgical services, mental health services, long term care, emergency services and women's and children's services. Today, Ms. Hammond serves as Vice President of Physician Services.

Ms. Hammond earned a Master of Business Administration from Sage Graduate School, a master's degree in Health Administration from Russell Sage College and a bachelor's degree in nursing from Keuka College in Keuka Park, NY.

She is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and holds advanced nursing administration certification with the American Nurses Association. Ms. Hammond was honored as one of the YWCA's 2010 Women of Achievement and is a past recipient of the Quorum Health Resources, L.L.C. Executive of the Year Award and the Opportunities for Otsego, Inc. Volunteer of the Year Award.

Management Team

James W. Connolly President, Chief Executive Officer James W. Connolly is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ell...[more]	Paul A. Milton Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Mr. Milton has more than 20 years of experience as a senior healt...[more]
Joseph Giansante Vice President, Human Resources Joseph Giansante has more than 30 years of experience in human re...[more]	Patti Hammond Vice President, Physician Services Patti Hammond has over 20 years of senior health care management ...[more]
Anoush Koroghlian Scott Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel Anoush Koroghlian Scott brings two decades of experience in the l...[more]	David M. Liebers, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, Quality Services/Medical Affairs David M. Liebers joined Ellis Medicine as an infectious disease s...[more]
Cece Lynch, RN, MS Vice President of Nursing, Chief Nursing Officer Cecelia (Cece) Lynch is responsible for overseeing nursing care a...[more]	Donald McLaughlin, Jr. Vice President, Facility and Support Services Donald J. McLaughlin, Jr. has over 30 years of leadership experie...[more]
Daniel Rinaldi Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Rinaldi joins Ellis with more than 35 years of experience as ...[more]	Wendy Rosher Vice President, Clinical Services Wendy Rosher has more than 20 years of leadership experience, inc...[more]
David H. Snyder Vice President, Information Services, Chief Information Officer Mr. Snyder has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare inf...[more]	Kellie Valenti Vice President, Strategic Planning and Program Development Ms. Valenti has risen steadily up the hospital's leadership ranks...[more]