Adamo named Waterbury Hospital president, CEO

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                 Peter Adamo

WATERBURY, Conn. – Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. has named Peter Adamo president and CEO of Waterbury Hospital and the Greater Waterbury Health Network, effective Aug. 18. Adamo succeeds Lester Schindel, interim CEO of the organization, who will leave on Aug. 18 to serve as executive vice president of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

Adamo is a highly qualified healthcare executive with extensive experience in hospital leadership, management and operations. Most recently, he served as regional chief executive officer for Roxborough Memorial and Suburban Community Hospitals in Philadelphia. He began his career at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia and since then he has held a number of executive positions in hospitals and healthcare settings across the country. He earned his industrial engineering degree at Rutgers University in New Jersey and his master’s degree in business administration at the University of Texas, El Paso.

“I am excited to be joining Waterbury Hospital and the Greater Waterbury Health Network during this time of major growth and development,” said Adamo.  “I want to thank Lester for everything he has accomplished during his tenure as interim CEO. I am committed to the strategy and direction that Lester and the team have established to strengthen this organization and enhance our mission to provide high-quality, cost-effective care to every patient. I am looking forward to being part of the GWHN family and a member of this community.”

Adamo; his wife, Melanie; and son, Milledge, will reside in Woodbury.

 

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