Wednesday, February 24, 2016
First woman to lead Farmington Hills hospital
Beaumont Health Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Wilson, has selected Constance O’Malley, RN, of Clarkston, to be president of Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills, formerly Botsford Hospital. O’Malley succeeds Paul LaCasse, D.O., MPH, who now serves as executive vice president of the Post-Acute Care division and Diversified Business Operations for Beaumont Health.
In this position, O’Malley leads Beaumont, Farmington Hills and also has responsibility for the hospital’s various outpatient services. She will ensure the hospital delivers on Beaumont Health’s mission of providing compassionate, extraordinary care every day. O’Malley begins her new position March 7.
“I am thrilled to lead Beaumont, Farmington Hills,” O’Malley said. “With our $160 million construction project underway, we are improving our facilities to create a more comfortable, efficient and private healing environment for our patients and their families. The Farmington Hills area is a terrific community and I look forward to meeting and working with community members and business leaders.”
O’Malley is the fourth president of the hospital and the first woman in the role. Botsford General Hospital opened in 1965. Previous presidents include LaCasse from 2005 to 2016; Gerson Cooper from 1984 to 2004, who currently serves as vice chair of the Beaumont Health board of directors; and Allen Zieger, D.O., from 1965 to 1983.
O’Malley has served as vice president and chief operating officer of Beaumont Hospital, Troy since 2012. At Beaumont-Troy, she was responsible for daily operations and ambulatory services. She previously served as vice president of Surgical Services, Trauma, Transplant and Ambulatory Services at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak with administrative responsibility for the Beaumont Medical Center - West Bloomfield.
Before coming to Beaumont, O’Malley held a variety of leadership positions with Ascension Health - St. John Providence Health System and Detroit Medical Center, including vice president of Clinical Services, chief nursing officer and chief operating officer. She has more than 30 years of health care experience and began her career as a surgical nurse at Providence Hospital.
O’Malley has a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Oakland University and a Master of Science in health service administration from Madonna University. She has been a fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives since 2012. O’Malley serves on many nonprofit boards and previously led both the Oakland and Macomb County Medical Control Authorities as president.
“As a health care executive with more than 30 years of experience, Connie has the capability and knowledge to lead Beaumont, Farmington Hills,” LaCasse said. “She comes with a strong skill set in strategic planning, hospital and ambulatory operations, physician relations and health system growth.”
About Beaumont Health
Beaumont Health is Michigan’s largest health care system, based on inpatient admissions and net patient revenue. A not-for-profit organization, it was formed in 2014 by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide patients with the benefit of greater access to extraordinary, compassionate care, no matter where they live in Southeast Michigan. Beaumont Health consists of eight hospitals with 3,337 beds, 168 outpatient sites, nearly 5,000 physicians and 35,000 employees and about 3,500 volunteers. In 2015, the organization had $4.1 billion in net revenue with 177,934 inpatient admissions, 17,151 births and 530,860 emergency visits.