Saint Peter’s Healthcare System’s President and CEO Elected to American Hospital Association Board of Trustees

NEW BRUNSWICK – The president and CEO of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System has been elected to the highest policymaking body of the American Hospital Association.

Leslie D. Hirsch will serve three years on the Board of Trustees, which has ultimate authority for the body’s governance and management of its directions and finances.

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Hirsch’s distinguished career as a healthcare executive spans more than 40 years and has served as president and CEO of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System since 2017, having initially joined the organization as president in 2015.

Prior to joining Saint Peter’s, Hirsch served as president and CEO for seven years at Saint Clare’s Health System in Denville. He previously served as president and CEO of Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, starting in August 2005, just one week before New Orleans took a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina.

Before joining Touro, Hirsch served as president and CEO of Exempla-Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, as well as president and CEO of the Cooper Health System (now known as Cooper University Health Care) in Camden.

Hirsch has been active with the AHA for many years, having served several terms as a member of its Regional Policy Board (RPB) for New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He will also become chair of the RPB when he begins his three-year term on the AHA Board on Jan. 1.

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“I am honored to have been elected to the AHA Board of Trustees and look forward to serving as chair of Regional Policy Board 2,” Hirsch said. “AHA’s advocacy in support of the essential work of the hospital field nationally and its mission to Advance Health in America benefits the lives and well-being of those we serve in every community across the nation. I am grateful for this opportunity and look forward to actively participating in the important work ahead.”

Hirsch has been an active community leader throughout his career and presently serves as a member of the board of directors of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the Middlesex County Crime Stoppers board of directors and the board of trustees of the Hope Through Education Foundation.

In addition, he served as chairman of the board of trustees of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) for two consecutive terms in 2015 and 2016, and serves as chair of its HealthPAC board of directors.

He is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including Distinguished Service Awards from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)-New Jersey chapter and NJHA.

Hirsch earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from William Paterson University in Wayne, and a Master of Public Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck.

He has been a fellow of the ACHE for over 30 years.

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