Jacquelyn Kinder, retired executive director of the University Health Center, was recently named chairperson of Catholic Health East’s board of directors. Kinder was previously vice chairperson of the board and has been a member of the board since 2002.
Catholic Health East,a multi-institutional Catholic health system co-sponsored by 10 religious congregations and Hope Ministries, is based in Newtown Square, Pa. The system includes 33 acute-care hospitals, four long-term acute-care hospitals,36 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, 12 assisted-living facilities, five continuing-care retirement communities, seven behavioral-health and rehabilitation facilities, 25 home health/hospice agencies and numerous ambulatory and community-based health services located in 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida.