Orange Regional Medical Center Executive Leadership

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Scott Batulis President & CEO Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Mitchell Amado VP, Finance & CFO Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Joe Anesi VP, General Counsel Greater Hudson Valley Health System
Rosemary Baczewski VP, Quality Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Deborah Carr VP, Human Resources Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Rosemary Frado VP, Planning & Marketing Greater Hudson Valley Health System
Jeff Lieto Chief Physician Strategy Officer Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Jim Oxley, DO VP, Medical Affairs & Medical Director Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Joanne Ritter-Teitel VP, Patient Care Services & CNO Greater Hudson Valley Health System
Stephen Sugrue VP, Compliance, Real Estate & Audit Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Wayne Becker VP, Support Services & Special Projects Greater Hudson Valley Health System	Jerry Dunlavey VP, Business Development  Orange Regional Medical Center
Sandra Iberger VP, Outpatient Operations Orange Regional Medical Center	Christine Palmer Maraia President, Foundation Orange Regional Medical Center	Jonathan Schiller Chief Operating Officer Orange Regional Medical Center

Scott Batulis

President & CEO, Greater Hudson Valley Health System

President & CEO, Orange Regional Medical Center

President, Catskill Regional Medical Center

Scott Batulis has been the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System and Orange Regional Medical Center since August 2006 and President of Catskill Regional Medical Center since 2007. Mr. Batulis has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare administration including strategic planning, financial management, business development, mergers and acquisitions, hospital construction, operations management, physician relations, human resource development and fundraising. Throughout his leadership career, his broad-based healthcare system responsibilities have included hospital care, primary and specialty care, chronic care, senior care and home healthcare.

Mr. Batulis’ exceptional healthcare administrative background played a critical role in the revitalization of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System and the development of programs and services to member hospitals. In 2011, his leadership and skills proved vital in the financing, construction, relocation and opening of Orange Regional’s new hospital in Middletown, New York. The 383-bed state-of-the-art facility is the first new hospital built in New York State in more than 20 years. His leadership and experience played a critical role in transforming Catskill Regional Medical Center into a stable and evolving community hospital, the only hospital in Sullivan County, New York.

Throughout his tenure and within the System, Mr. Batulis has achieved significant quality and financial benchmarks and is credited with leading the development of many new services as well as the acquisition of leading-edge technology. The development of clinical programs throughout the System include: emergency and elective angioplasty, Stroke Center designation, Bariatric Center of Excellence, robotic surgery, a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in development and the newly constructed expansion of Catskill Regional’s emergency department. The purchase and implementation in 2011 of a multi-million dollar electronic health record system at Orange Regional has placed the medical center among the top five percent of 5,200 hospitals that achieved Stage 6 designation on the Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model. The electronic health record system will be installed at Catskill Regional in 2012.

Prior to joining the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, Mr. Batulis spent nearly 20 years with HealthEast Care System, a network of integrated care services including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation and specialty care facilities, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Within this network, he held the positions of Vice President of HealthEast Care System, Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Chief Executive Officer of Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital.

As a Vice President within the HealthEast Care System, Mr. Batulis’ responsibilities crossed a number of modalities including heart care and neurosciences in three of the network’s hospitals. Additionally, he provided leadership over the HealthEast Ambulance service, Hospice care and outreach laboratory businesses as well as having served on the Board of Directors for HealthEast Home Care.

As Chief Executive Officer at St. Joseph’s, his leadership marked a turning point for this hospital slated to close. He is credited with successfully leading teams through a $20 million capital campaign and an $81 million campus expansion/renovation plan.

Prior to joining St. Joseph’s, Mr. Batulis served as Chief Executive Officer of Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital. While in this capacity, he also managed HealthEast’s six nursing homes, five assisted living facilities, ambulance company, medical equipment company, home health care agency and three retail pharmacies.

He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science degree in Long Term Care Administration from the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Mr. Batulis is member of the Greater New York Hospital Association Board of Directors; a member of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association Board of Directors; a member of the Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress Board of Directors; a member of the Orange County Partnership Board of Directors and a member of the American College of HealthCare Executives.

Mr. Batulis can be reached at 845-333-2300 or sbatulis@ormc.org.

 

Mitchell Amado, Vice President, Finance/Chief Financial Officer

Mitchell Amado is responsible for all financial planning and treasury management for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System.

Prior to assuming his role with the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, Mr. Amado held the position of Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Orange Regional Medical Center since 2003. In this position, he was instrumental in securing financing for Orange Regional’s newly constructed hospital. Prior to his tenure at Orange Regional, Mr. Amado held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at The Kingston Hospital in Kingston, New York. Mr. Amado’s experience includes implementing strategic and financial initiatives that have resulted in new and enhanced services as well as new construction opportunities, the recruitment of physicians, financial planning and treasury management. Prior to his tenure at The Kingston Hospital, Mr. Amado served as Director of Finance at Horton Medical Center.

Mr. Amado is former Chairman of the Board of the Hudson Valley Senior Residents Adult Home, former Board Member and Chairman of the Finance Committee for Ulster Greene Counties ARC and served on the New York State Association of Regional Councils’ Statewide Finance Committee. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York.

Mr. Amado can be reached at 845-333-2309 or mamado@ormc.org.

Joe Anesi, Vice President, General Counsel

Joe Anesi oversees the office of General Counsel for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System: a central resource for all legal services and exclusive contact for outside counsel retention and management. He is responsible for all physician, managed care and business contracting; defense of all litigation; providing legal support to all members of the System and advising System Chief Executive Officers and Board of Directors on strategy and governance. Mr. Anesi also oversees the Associate General Counsel and Risk Management division.

Prior to assuming his role within the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, Mr. Anesi spent more than 23 years practicing law with law firms as well as public, private and not-for-profit corporations. His background includes corporate, regulatory, litigation and healthcare practices.

Mr. Anesi earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Rochester and graduated from the Duke University School of Law. He also has a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Mr. Anesi can be reached at 845-333-2384 or janesi@ormc.org.

Rosemary Baczewski, Vice President, Quality

Rosemary Baczewski is responsible for the overall direction of quality management, performance improvement and patient advocacy for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System. She is also responsible for ensuring compliance with The Joint Commission standards, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and National Quality Forum (NQF) initiatives.With an extensive background in Process Improvement, Ms. Baczewski has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 20 years. Prior to joining the System in 2011, Ms. Baczewski served as the Senior Director of the RN Labor Management Initiative with the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes/1199 SEIU Training and Education Fund. She also served as Director of Process Management for Horizon BlueCross/BlueShield of New Jersey, Executive/Managing Consultant for Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems and as a Consulting Director for McFaul & Lyons.

Ms. Baczewski has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Columbia University and a Master's certificate in Strategic Growth and Change from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She is a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma and is a Lean Expert.

Ms. Baczewski can be reached at 845-333-2305 or rbaczewski@ormc.org.

Deborah Carr, Vice President, Human Resources

Deborah Carr is responsible for Labor and Employee Relations; Recruitment and Retention; Wage, Salary and Benefit Administration; Organizational Development; Training and Education and oversees the Volunteer and Employee Health departments for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System.

Ms. Carr joined Arden Hill Hospital in 1988 as a Professional Recruiter, prior to being promoted to Director of Human Resources; a role she held through the merger with Horton Medical Center. In 2004, Ms. Carr was promoted to Vice President of Human Resources at Orange Regional Medical Center.

Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Ms. Carr earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Management and Marketing. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree, Summa Cum Laude with a concentration in Management. Ms. Carr is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and is President/Treasurer of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association Human Resources Group.

Ms. Carr can be reached at 845-333-2307 or dcarr@ormc.org.

Rosemary Frado, Vice President, Planning & Marketing

Rosemary Frado is responsible for strategic planning, regulatory filings, grants management and all marketing and public relations initiatives for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System. From 1984 to 2001, Ms. Frado owned and operated her own management consulting firm, RLF Management Consulting, specializing in strategic planning, regulatory consulting and project management. Her prior clients included specialty hospitals, community hospitals and academic medical centers. From 1975 to 1984, Ms. Frado worked as a consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton, where, in 1983, she was made Partner. At Booz Allen, Ms. Frado was responsible for the company’s national practice of hospital systems. She specialized in strategic planning, organizational planning and financial feasibility. Ms. Frado joined Orange Regional Medical Center as Vice President, Strategic Planning and Marketing in 2001 and led the strategic planning initiative for Orange Regional’s newly constructed hospital. Most recently, Ms. Frado served as interim CEO of Catskill Regional Medical Center, a member hospital of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System.

Ms. Frado graduated Cum Laude from Mt. Holyoke College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received her Master of Business Administration degree with concentrations in Finance and Healthcare Administration from the University of Chicago.

Ms. Frado can be reached at 845-333-2311 or rfrado@ormc.org.

Jeff Lieto, Chief Physician Strategy Officer

Mr. Lieto is responsible for physician integration throughout the Greater Hudson Valley Health System. Prior to joining the System, Mr. Lieto held the position of Vice President, Ambulatory Services and Strategic Development at The Valley Hospital. He also served as Chief Executive of the Valley Health Medical Group and Physician Enterprise. His extensive background in Operations, Strategy, Business Development and Physician Practice Management provided the foundation for establishing and managing a 12-location ambulatory network. Additionally, Mr. Lieto has experience across major clinical service lines, including: Ambulatory Care, Oncology, Bariatric Surgery, Neurosciences and free-standing surgical centers.

Mr. Lieto has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology from Wagner College and a Master of Business Administration degree in Health Care Administration from The City University of New York.

Mr. Lieto can be reached at 845-333-2315 or jlieto@ormc.org.

Jim Oxley, DO, Vice President, Medical Affairs/Medical Director

Dr. Jim Oxley is responsible for leading the overall integration and coordination of medical care with physicians, providing medical expertise, advocating for medical staff and partnering on quality initiatives for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System and Orange Regional Medical Center.Dr. Oxley has been with Orange Regional Medical Center since 1981, starting his tenure as a staff physician in the Emergency Department at Arden Hill Hospital. He maintains privileges to practice emergency and internal medicine at Orange Regional Medical Center. In 2010, Dr. Oxley was appointed an executive leadership role with the Greater Hudson Valley Health System to which he provides medical staff leadership and oversight for all member hospitals.

From 1981 to 1985, he was Chief of the Internal Medicine Clinic at Keller Army Hospital in West Point. In 1985, he became the Chairman of the Emergency Medicine Department at Arden Hill Hospital, which later merged with Horton Hospital to form Orange Regional Medical Center, and held the position until 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Dr. Oxley was Chairman of Staff and, in 2006, he became Chief of Staff. In 2008, he became the Vice President of Medical Affairs for Orange Regional. In this position, he provides leadership to the medical staff and an overall medical perspective and expertise to the administration. He is also responsible for integration and coordination of medical care in collaboration with leaders in various departments and physicians privileged to practice at Orange Regional. In addition, Dr. Oxley volunteered his time as a member of Orange Regional Medical Center’s Board of Directors from 2006 to 2008 and has been a member of the Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Board of Trustees since 2004. He is also a member physician on the Orange County Board of Health Advisory Board.

He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the Army as a Special Services Officer. He also served in the medical corps as an internal medicine physician. Dr. Oxley is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine.

Dr. Oxley can be reached at 845-333-1111 or joxley@ormc.org.

Joanne Ritter-Teitel, PhD, RN, CEA-BC, Vice President, Patient Care Services & CNO

Dr. Joanne Ritter-Teitel joined the Greater Hudson Valley Health System in 2011 and is responsible for providing leadership for nursing throughout the system. Additional responsibilities include oversight for nursing practice, nursing standards and patient care delivery. Prior to joining the System, Dr. Ritter-Teitel held various nurse management positions including the Chief Nurse Executive at Montefiore Medical Center and served as Nurse Leader at Princeton Healthcare System and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Dr. Ritter-Teitel holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University, a Master’s in Delivery of Nursing Services from New York University and a PhD in Nursing Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ritter-Teitel has been an active member of American Organization of Nurse Executive (AONE) serving on its Education and Research Committee, Nominating Committee and the Publications Committee. At the state levels she is a member of the New Jersey and New York Organization of Nurse Executives. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society for nursing. She has also authored national publications and peer-reviewed journals on topics such as professional practice environments for nurses in the hospital setting.

Dr. Ritter-Teitel can be reached at 845-333-2304 or jteitel@ormc.org.

Stephen Sugrue, Vice President, Compliance, Real Estate & Audit

Stephen Sugrue is responsible for compliance oversight, actively working with the Board of Directors and management committees to accomplish the goals of the Audit and Compliance Program for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System. He also oversees the System’s real estate portfolio and major construction projects.

Mr. Sugrue’s experience includes defending hospitals, nurses and doctors in both private law firms and in the New York State Attorney General’s Office. Prior to joining Orange Regional Medical Center in 2007, he was Associate General Counsel & Compliance Officer at St. Vincent’sMidtownHospitalinNew York City.

Mr. Sugrue earned a Bachelor of Science degree, as well as a Juris Doctor and a Certificate of Health Law and Policy from Pace Law School. He is admitted to practice as an attorney in both New York State and Federal Courts. He is also a New York State Registered Nurse and Board-certified in Emergency Nursing and has experience as a Paramedic.

Mr. Sugrue is a member of the Health Care Compliance Association; Greater New York Hospital Association; New York State Bar Association and the Emergency Nurses Association.

Mr. Sugrue can be reached at 845-333-2379 or ssugrue@ormc.org.

Wayne Becker, Vice President, Support Services and Special Projects

Mr. Becker has been with Orange Regional since 1975 beginning his tenure at Arden Hill Hospital. In that time, he served as a Staff Pharmacist; Director of Pharmacy; Administrative Coordinator; Assistant Executive Director; Associate Executive Director; Vice President Operations; Executive Vice President / Administrator; Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Special Projects. As Vice President of Special Projects, he was responsible for the planning and construction of Orange Regional's new hospital.  Wayne currently provides organizational leadership to Facilities Management, Environmental Services, Security and Emergency Management, BioMedical Engineering and Nutrition and Food Services.  

Mr. Becker earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the Albany College of Pharmacy and his Master of Professional Health Services Administration degree from the New School for Social Research. Mr. Becker is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Mr. Becker can be reached at 845-333-2306 or wbecker@ormc.org

Jerry Dunlavey, Vice President, Business Development

Mr. Dunlavey is responsible for overall leadership of the inpatient Cardiology, Orthopedics, Neuroscience and Rehabilitation services. He works collaboratively with the Medical Directors and Chairmen of these departments to strategically plan for the growth and enhancement of these services. Mr. Dunlavey is also responsible for overseeing new program development and implementation throughout the organization.

Mr. Dunlavey earned a Bachelor's degree in Finance and is obtaining a Master of Business Administration degree from Iona College. He also holds a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Mr. Dunlavey can be reached at 845-333-2312 or jdunlavey@ormc.org

Sandra Iberger, MBA, FACHE, FABC, Vice President, Outpatient Operations

Ms. Iberger joined Orange Regional in 2008 as Vice President Hospital Operation and has over 20 years experience as a healthcare executive. In 2009, she was promoted to Vice President Outpatient Operations and site administrator for the Medical Pavilion. Ms. Iberger's scope of responsibility includes the Diabetes Treatment Center; Diagnostic Imaging; Oncology Services (Radiation Oncology, Breast Center, Cancer Registry and Clinical Trials); Respiratory and Pulmonary Care;, the Sleep Center; Outpatient Rehabilitation; Surgical Services at the Medical Pavilion; Endoscopy; as well as Hospice/Palliative Care.

Prior to joining Orange Regional, she held several senior executive positions within New York Academic Medical Centers including NYU Langone Medical Center as Vice President Hospital Operations, Continuum Heath Partners as Vice President / Administration for Saint Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center and Assistant Vice President / Administration and Assistant Vice President, Finance for Beth Israel Medical Center. Ms. Iberger also serves as a member of the Orange Regional Foundation Board of Trustees, the Hudson Valley Boy Scouts of America Executive Board, the American Cancer Society Regional Board of Advisors and is a retired member (Major) of the United States Air Force and the New York Air National Guard. She previously served as ACHE Regent-at-Large for District 1 (2001- 2005) and is a member of the New York Metropolitan Regent Advisory Committee.

Ms. Iberger received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Business Administration degree in Healthcare Administration from the Baruch College, CUNY. She is Board-certified in healthcare management, is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Fellow of The Advisory Board.

Ms. Iberger can be reached at 845-695-5901 or siberger@ormc.org.

Christine Palmer Maraia, President, Foundation

Ms. Maraia joined Orange Regional in 2008 and has 30 years of fundraising experience. As President of the Foundation, she provides leadership and strategic planning to all fundraising programs and staff, works closely with the Foundation Board of Trustees and oversees Auxiliary and Gift Shop operations.

Her hospital fundraising experience was garnered at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York, where she was employed for 12 years. Prior to healthcare, Ms Maraia worked 13 years for the Boy Scouts of America throughout the country.

She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and the Advisory Board Philanthropy Leadership Council. Ms. Maraia is a Board member and Governance Chair of the AFP of the Mid-Hudson Region, and is serving on the committee for 2012 Sullivan Nonprofit Summit. In 2008, she was named Outstanding Professional Fundraiser by Rockland Development Council, Inc.

Ms. Maraia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arcadia University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a Certificate of Professional Fundraising from New York University.

Ms. Maraia can be reached at 845-333-2386 or cmaraia@ormc.org

Jonathan Schiller, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Schiller joined Orange Regional in 2004 as Administrator of Revenue Cycle Management and was later promoted to Vice President and Site Administrator of the Arden Hill Campus.  In 2009 he was promoted to Vice President of Hospital Operations in which he oversaw operations on the Arden Hill Campus in addition to providing organizational leadership to Food Services; Facilities; Psychiatry; Perioperative Services; Environmental Services; BioMedical Services; Security; Laboratory and Pharmacy.  In 2011 he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in which he oversees daily operation of Orange Regional Medical Center. 

Prior to joining Orange Regional Medical Center, Mr. Schiller was the Director of Patient Accounting at New York University Medical Center, and a member of Cap Gemini, Ernst and Young's national healthcare consulting practice, with specific areas of focus in hospital revenue cycle management and financial turn-around projects.

Mr. Schiller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Services from LeMoyne College and has Master of Health Systems Administration degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Mr. Schiller can be reached at 845-333-2308 or jschiller@ormc.org