The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital announced today that after an extensive external and internal search for DMC’s Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital CEO, Karen Fordham, a White-Lake resident, has been promoted from Huron Valley-Sinai’s COO to Huron Valley-Sinai CEO, effective January 1. Fordham replaces Andrei Soran, who assumed the role of DMC Chief Operating Officer July 1.
“We are thrilled for Karen to lead in this role, and have a CEO who has worked her way up through DMC,” said DMC CEO Joe Mullany. “Karen’s strong stewardship and system experience helped guide Huron Valley-Sinai through transition and will serve the hospital well in the ever-changing healthcare landscape.”
“The Huron Valley-Sinai physician community has great respect for Karen and her abilities,” said Dr. Mehmet Bayram, DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Executive Search Chairperson. “We look forward to her continued focus on building an on-going relationship with the medical staff and the patients we serve.”
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Fordham is an accomplished executive with more than 15 years of leadership in healthcare operations. She has been with the DMC since 2007 in several administrative positions. In her most recent position as COO, she had direct oversight of service line development, strategic planning and growth, physician recruitment, outpatient imaging centers and oversight of the radiology leadership team across the entire DMC system.
She improved patient care by introducing new healthcare services like MAKOplasty and technology to improve the patient experience like Vocera and GetWellNetwork 5.0. She also led construction of Huron Valley-Sinai’s ICU, private room renovations and the re-opening of a Children’s Hospital of Michigan inpatient pediatric unit at the hospital, inspired by local elementary school children.
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Prior to DMC, Fordham served in administrative roles for Oakwood Healthcare System, Spectrum Health and ProMed Healthcare. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
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About DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (HVSH) is one of nine hospitals and institutes operated by the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), a leading regional health system. Founded in 1986, HVSH has more than doubled in size and greatly expanded its services to meet the needs of rapidly-growing Oakland County. It is ranked as one of the top hospitals in southeast Michigan for patient satisfaction. For more information, visit www.hvsh.org.
About the Detroit Medical Center
The Detroit Medical Center operates DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan with nine specialties centers, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, DMC Harper University Hospital, DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan with more than 30 outpatient locations, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital and DMC Heart Hospital. Detroit Medical Center is proud to be the official Healthcare Services Provider of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Grand Prix and the Detroit Free Press Marathon, with six DMC Sports Medicine clinics and Sports Performance Academy locations.
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