Becker’s Hospital Review Recognizes Four NYC Health + Hospitals CEOs as Among “Community Hospital CEOs to Know” List for 2024
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Cristina Contreras, NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya, NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter CEO Floyd Long, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln CEO and System Chief Growth Officer Christopher Roker are recognized
Jul 01, 2024
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Cristina Contreras, NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya, NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter CEO Floyd Long, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln CEO and System Chief Growth Officer Christopher Roker are recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as among the “Community Hospital CEOs to Know” list for 2024. The CEOs are recognized as visionary leaders who have helped grow the service lines for primary care, specialized services, rehabilitation, and public health services for patients, while cultivating a positive workforce culture for staff. Becker’s Hospital Review is an industry publication focused on hospital business news for health care decision makers.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Cristina Contreras has more than 27 years of leadership experience in executive-level management of inpatient, ambulatory, clinical and ancillary services hospital operations. Under her leadership, the organization earned the ‘Leader in LGBTQ’ in Healthcare Equity award from the Human Rights Commission and was named the Most Racially Inclusive Hospital by the Lown Institute, among other awards. Contreras is especially passionate about public service and improving access to care for underserved and immigrant communities.
Svetlana Lipyanskaya is the first woman to lead NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health (formerly known as NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island) as CEO. With a focus on enhancing access and quality of care, Lipyanskaya has spearheaded transformative initiatives including the opening of the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital and renovations of the Health and Wellness Institute. Her leadership has introduced critical services like a cardiac catheterization lab and neuro-interventional care, setting new standards in patient treatment. Beyond her executive role, Lipyanskaya contributes to healthcare leadership as a board member at the Healthcare Association of New York State and as an adjunct professor at NYU’s school of global public health. She has received numerous awards and nominations for advancing community health and healthcare delivery in New York City.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter CEO Floyd R. Long began his career with the organization in 1991, and has been in his current role since 2015. Among his many accomplishments, Long led the opening and operation of an acute care hospital in response to COVID-19 in a record two-week time. He was appointed by the Governor to the NYS Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators (BENHA) where he is the BENHA Chairperson, and serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Health Administration Program at the NYU School of Professional Studies. Long earned both his BA and MBA from Howard University, and was sponsored by NYC Health + Hospitals as an America’s Essential Hospitals Fellow.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln CEO and System Chief Growth Officer Christopher Roker oversees operations, revenue, patient services and staff productivity at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, a full service, acute care hospital with 362 beds staffed by more than 300 physicians. He’s been recognized for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic while also ensuring the system continues to deliver high-quality, low-cost care as it expands to serve more patients in his role as Chief Growth Officer for the Health System.
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