Svetlana Lipyanskaya, MPA, FACHE to be Appointed CEO of Maimonides Health, Pending Final Approval of Partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals
Lipyanskaya is currently the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, a position she has held since 2020 Manjinder Kaur, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, would become CEO at South Brooklyn Health; she currently serves as the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer and has been at NYC Health + Hospitals since 2006 The planned transitions will allow Maimonides Health and South Brooklyn Health to operate without disruption when the partnership is finalized
Feb 19, 2026
New York, NY — NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that Svetlana Lipyanskaya, MPA, FACHE will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Maimonides Health, pending the formal approval of the partnership of the two health care systems. Lipyanskaya is currently the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, a position she has held since 2020, and she serves on the leadership team charged with bringing the two health care systems together. Moving forward, she will spend more time at Maimonides to best understand the needs of patients, staff, and the community. In addition, Manjinder Kaur, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, would become CEO at South Brooklyn Health. Dr. Kaur currently serves as the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer and was previously Chief Nursing Officer. She has been at NYC Health + Hospitals since 2006. In her new role, Dr. Kaur will be the first nurse CEO of an NYC Health + Hospitals facility in recent history.
Maimonides and NYC Health + Hospitals are currently finalizing the terms of their partnership, which will be supported by $2.2 billion over five years from New York State to protect safety net health care in Brooklyn. By joining the public health care system, Maimonides will offer New Yorkers expanded access to high-quality care in Brooklyn, seamless digital access to their health record through MyChart, and ongoing system stability. Additionally, this partnership will strengthen Maimonides to ensure that Brooklynites continue to get an extensive range of specialty and subspecialty care that is only provided by Maimonides in this area of Brooklyn. There will be no change to patient care as the two systems come together. South Brooklyn Health will continue to be served by its leadership team, ensuring no gaps in care.
“Svetlana Lipyanskaya has been an extraordinary leader at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, guiding the hospital through Covid, improving quality metrics, and overseeing the opening of an 11-story, $923 million inpatient care facility,” said NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Mitchell Katz, MD. “We are thrilled to have her onboard to support Maimonides into its next chapter. She leaves South Brooklyn Health in the best possible hands with Manjinder Kaur, who has spent two decades at the health care system, earned national recognition for her leadership in nursing excellence, and has overseen South Brooklyn Health’s operations.”
“I’m honored to continue working in New York City public healthcare and to join Maimonides as its future leader,” said Svetlana Lipyanskaya, MPA, FACHE, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. “Maimonides is an integral part of Brooklyn’s healthcare landscape. It delivers exceptional quality care, including state-of-the art specialty services, to New Yorkers every day. I look forward to the opportunity to lead Maimonides as its joins NYC Health + Hospitals and together build on the great work they already do today. I leave South Brooklyn Health in the exceptionally capable hands of Dr. Manjinder Kaur as the next CEO. Manjinder has been an instrumental partner to me as both a CNO and COO and she will be a wonderful CEO for this hospital and this community.”
“It is a privilege to welcome Svetlana to the Maimonides family,” said Ken Gibbs, President and CEO of Maimonides Health. “She has been a successful and effective leader at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health and a long-time, trusted partner. I have known her for years and, most recently, we have been working together to bring Maimonides into NYC Health + Hospitals and lay the foundation for a successful transition and launch to further serve our communities and support the outstanding Maimonides team.”
“It has been an honor to serve South Brooklyn Health as Chief Operating Officer, and I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to lead as the future Chief Executive Officer,” said Manjinder Kaur, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. “This hospital has always been more than a workplace for me – it is a vital part of our community’s health and wellbeing. I look forward to building on the strong foundation and continuing to advance exceptional care for our community.”
Lipyanskaya grew up in Brooklyn after moving there as a child from Odessa, Ukraine. Her accomplishments as CEO include overseeing a quality redesign that improved South Brooklyn Health’s Leapfrog grade from a D to a B and yielded meaningful reductions in pressure injuries, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) – including over one year with no CAUTI hospital-wide. As a part of Superstorm Sandy recovery, she drove the effort to complete and open the new $923 million storm-resistant Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital in 2023, ensuring that patients have access to the care they need regardless of future environmental challenges. She has collaborated with government officials and the South Brooklyn Health Auxiliary to secure funding for vital infrastructure projects in an ongoing effort to improve access to critical lifesaving services for the communities she serves.
Prior to leading South Brooklyn Health, Lipyanskaya held several senior roles within the NYC Health + Hospitals system, responsible for driving corporate strategy, leading systemwide business planning, and driving multiple performance improvement initiatives. Prior to that, she spent fifteen years in the Weill Cornell Medicine system.
Lipyanskaya has received multiple recognitions in City & State’s Brooklyn Power 100, was named by Becker’s Hospital Review as a Community Hospital CEO to Know, and was highlighted by PoliticsNY as a Power Player in Healthcare. She was also recognized on the New York State Assembly floor for her efforts in the healthcare sector, and she is an active member of the Healthcare Association of New York State Board of Directors, where she sits on the executive committee.
Lipyanskaya holds an MPA in Healthcare Administration and Finance and a BA in Economics from New York University. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
Manjinder Kaur, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE is currently the Chief Operating Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, a role she has held since June 2024. As COO, she led operational and multi-disciplinary teams to implement many improvements at South Brooklyn Health, including a hospital-wide tiered huddle structure, which brought continuity around the clock for operations and connected key information to leaders and staff for care transitions, patient and staff safety, and informed action. She also oversaw the overhaul of the throughput management process at South Brooklyn Health resulting in a length-of-stay reduction of over two days for Med/Surg patients.
Prior to becoming COO, Dr. Kaur was the Chief Nursing Officer at South Brooklyn Health. During her tenure, she partnered with Lipyanskaya to implement initiatives resulting in meaningful reductions in hospital-acquired conditions, including falls, pressure injuries, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), across all services lines – including over one year with no CAUTI hospital-wide.
As CNO, she launched the Magnet Journey for South Brooklyn Health and achieved the Pathway to Excellence designation. In addition to South Brooklyn Health opening and transitioning to the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital during the same time period, Dr. Kaur developed and executed the patient move plan for the opening, coordinating over 300 patient moves in a single 24-hour period and the transition of an emergency department from one end of campus to the other.
Dr. Kaur dedicates time outside of her role at South Brooklyn Health as a mentor through the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), where she is a Fellow. She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the Touro College of Nursing, where she has advised on curriculum and taught several classes.
As a native of Amritsar, Punjab, India and a proud adult immigrant to New York City, Dr. Kaur holds a Diploma in Nursing from Christian Medical College in Ludhiana, India; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from Excelsior College; and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Grand Canyon University. She is a Registered Nurse and a board-certified advanced nurse executive.
“Naming Svetlana as the new CEO of Maimonides is a decision which benefits all New Yorkers,” said Council Member Susan Zhuang. “Under Svetlana’s leadership, South Brooklyn Health was transformed into, not only a top-grade medical facility, but a place where patients were treated with care, like family. I am positive that under Svetlana’s leadership Maimonides will reap the same benefits. Congratulations and thank you for taking care of New Yorkers.”
“As Chairperson of the Community Advisory Board for NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, I would like to congratulate Svetlana Lipyanskaya on her appointment as the CEO of Maimonides,” said Rosanne DeGennaro, Chair of the NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health Community Advisory Board. “We as a community are sad to lose her because she definitely has made such positive difference in our hospital during the past 5 years. She has cared for our community, and it shows with all of the new and innovative changes she has made. The COVID pandemic was her welcome to the hospital and she got us through it. Maimonides is lucky to have her as their CEO. I am sure that she will give to them what she gave to us, her entire heart and soul. I would also like to congratulate Manjinder Kaur, our Chief Operating Officer for taking the torch from Svetlana and becoming our new Chief Executive Officer. Svetlana and Manjinder were a great team, and I know the hospital is in good hands. I also would like to thank Dr. Mitchell Katz, President & Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals for appointing these two caring professionals to their new positions.”
“I join the entire South Brooklyn Health community and network in extending heartfelt congratulations to Svetlana Lipyanskaya as she concludes her tenure as our CEO and assumes the distinguished role of becoming the first NYC Health + Hospitals CEO of Maimonides Medical Center,” said Rabbi Moshe Wiener, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island. “In the relatively brief span of six years at the helm of South Brooklyn Health, Svetlana’s accomplishments have been nothing short of extraordinary – indeed, historic. From guiding the hospital through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, to overseeing the construction of a new state-of-the-art 11-story hospital center and laying the foundation for continued expansion; from transforming the hospital’s relationship with the community into one defined by responsiveness and trust, to attracting highly respected medical specialists; from designing and implementing award-winning critical care units, to leading a rebranding and renaming that reflected not merely a new identity but a comprehensive transformation into a modern, cutting-edge medical facility; and from restoring fiscal stability to achieving impressive positive revenue – Svetlana has demonstrated exceptional vision, leadership, and effectiveness. She has firmly established herself as one of the most capable and impactful medical center CEOs of our time. NYC Health + Hospitals could not have made a better choice, and Maimonides Medical Center is truly fortunate to welcome a leader with a proven record of elevating clinical excellence, strengthening financial stewardship, expanding facilities, and deepening community engagement. South Brooklyn Health’s loss is Maimonides’ gain. Please join me in wishing Svetlana Lipyanskaya continued success at Maimonides, success that will surpass even her remarkable achievements at South Brooklyn Health.”
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