New Leaders named at Jefferson Health in NJ

Cherry Hill, NJ, January 25, 2024 – Jefferson Health, which includes Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Jefferson Stratford Hospital and Jefferson Washington Township Hospital in New Jersey, has announced promotions and appointments of several leaders:

• Diane Juliano, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, has been named regional Chief Nursing Officer. In this role, Dr. Juliano has overall responsibility for patient care services and nursing operations, with oversight of more than 1,400 RNs and nursing staff. Dr. Juliano joined Jefferson in 2019 as Corporate Director of Nursing for the Stratford Hospital and, in 2021, was promoted to Assistant VP of Clinical Services. Most recently, she had served as Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Jefferson Washington Township Hospital. Dr. Juliano has dedicated her career to patient safety, quality, employee engagement, and improving patient satisfaction. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019 at LaSalle University and received both her MSN in Nursing Leadership and her MBA from Wilmington University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), American Nurses Association (ANA), and the Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey (ONL-NJ). Valerie Nerenberg, MSN, RN, CNL, CLSSGB, has been named Associate Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President of Operations at Jefferson Stratford Hospital. Nerenberg had served as Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Jefferson Stratford Hospital since June 2023. Prior to that, she had served as Corporate Director of Patient Care Services at the hospital. Nerenberg earned her Master’s degree in Nursing from LaSalle University.
• Gladys Molina-Morin, MSN, MBA, RN-BC, is Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Jefferson Washington Township hospital. She had served as Corporate Director of Nursing for the Washington Township hospital since August 2022. She earned her MS from Walden University in Baltimore and her MBA from Capella University.
• Frank Rocco, MSN, RN, NE-BC, has been named Vice President of Operations for Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital. He had served as VP of Operations at Jefferson Stratford Hospital since January 2022 and had previously been Corporate Director of Nursing for Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital. A member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Rocco earned both his BSN and MSN degrees from Drexel University.
• Jenny Breunig, FACHE, has been named Vice President of Operations at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital. She joins Jefferson from Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Delaware County, Pa., where she had most recently served as Chief Operating Officer. Breunig had also served as Hospital Administrator and as Administrator of Ambulatory Services at Crozer-Chester. Breunig holds a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Cornell University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey, is reimagining healthcare and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 42,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical, and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Kanbar College of Design, Engineering, and Commerce, is a national doctoral research university that dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,400 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top healthcare systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia area, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 17 hospitals and over 50 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

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