April 23-The Hurley Board of Managers voted unanimously to appoint Melany Gavulic, RN, MBA to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer at Hurley Medical Center, effective April 23, 2012. The Board's approval of a new, permanent President and CEO was the result of a collaborative discussion process. Before this appointment, Melany served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Hurley Medical Center.

Melany Gavulic,
Hurley Medical Center President & CEO

“Hurley Medical Center is a very special place to me. At Hurley, we are dedicated to consistently providing outstanding patient and family centered care to our patients, around the clock. I am proud to lead this organization, and strive to carry out our strategic initiatives that will enable Hurley to continue providing groundbreaking, state of the art technology, treatment and compassionate care for the people of Genesee County and beyond,” says Gavulic.

Prior to this appointment, Gavulic served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Hurley Medical Center, where she was responsible for operations, nursing and all patient care services. As SVP and COO, Gavulic has taken steps to strengthen Hurley's clinical service lines, collaborating with Dr. Michael Jaggi, Hurley Chief Medical Officer, to increase physician satisfaction.

Gavulic has also served as Vice President of Procedural and Ambulatory Services at Hurley, with executive level responsibility for Surgical Services, Pediatric, Obstetric and Adult Ambulatory Clinics, along with Trauma Services, Radiology, Bariatric, and Orthopedic service lines. Gavulic has a wealth of health care experience, assuming leadership roles within the Hurley organization over the last 14 years. A results-oriented professional with a proven track record of collaborative working relationships with physicians, staff, colleagues, and external customers, she has been successful in developing and facilitating teams that have positively impacted quality outcomes, demonstrated performance improvement, enhanced delivery of services and accomplished various departmental goals.

Gavulic holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Kettering University, a Nursing degree from Mott Community College and an MBA from Baker College Center for Graduate Studies.

In February, 2012, Patrick Wardell resigned from Hurley as President and CEO after accepting a position as Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, MA.

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