{"id":269298,"date":"2025-01-06T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-montefiore-einstein-names-inaugural-chief-pharmacy-officer\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T10:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T14:40:01","slug":"montefiore-einstein-nombra-a-su-nueva-chief-de-farmacia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/montefiore-einstein-nombra-a-su-nueva-chief-de-farmacia\/","title":{"rendered":"Montefiore Einstein Names Inaugural Chief Pharmacy Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Nationally Recognized Healthcare Executive, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ruth E. Cassidy<\/span>, B.S., PharmD, MBA, FACHE, FASHP, to Advance Medication Management Strategies &amp; Oversee Pharmacy Enterprise <\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">BRONX, N.Y.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 6, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Ruth E. Cassidy<\/span>, B.S., PharmD, MBA, FACHE, FASHP, has been named the inaugural chief pharmacy officer at Montefiore Health System. Dr. Cassidy assumed her new position today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpge3bdleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpge3bdleft\" title=\"ME 2023 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2056974\/Montefiore_Albert_Einstein_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"ME 2023 logo\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Cassidy brings to Montefiore decades of pharmacy practice excellence, with an eye towards medication safety, regulatory oversight and delivery of exceptional patient care. She will oversee pharmacy services across Montefiore&#8217;s acute and ambulatory locations as well as Montefiore&#8217;s Specialty Pharmacy, one of the most advanced specialty pharmacies in the region, providing home delivery of medications throughout the <span class=\"xn-location\">Bronx<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Westchester<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no better person than Dr. Cassidy to be our inaugural chief pharmacy officer and member of our leadership team dedicated to enhancing patient and caregiver care and support,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter P. Semczuk<\/span>, DDS, MPH, Regional Senior Vice President for <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> and Executive Director, <span class=\"xn-person\">Moses Campus<\/span> &amp; Faculty Practice Group, Montefiore. &#8220;Her role will be central as we continue to invest in new technologies and quality assurance strategies that streamline medication processes, reduce burden on providers and most importantly, optimize patient outcomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>The Rx for Addressing Care Complexity<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4333234-1&amp;h=3835943394&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fone-of-the-most-advanced-specialty-pharmacies-in-the-region-opens-in-westchester-accelerating-access-to-life-altering-medications-302058034.html&amp;a=Chronic+disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chronic disease<\/a>\u00a0exacts a significant toll on the health and well-being of New Yorkers. More than 40 percent of\u00a0New York\u00a0adults suffer from at least one chronic disease, making medication management vital. Dr. Cassidy will be responsible for managing pharmacy operations, spanning novel cancer breakthroughs that genetically modify a person&#8217;s own immune cells to attack cancer cells, to building on successful communications strategies that support care coordination and mitigate potential drug side effects following hospital stays.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been privileged to spend most of my career serving <span class=\"xn-location\">Bronx<\/span> patients and families,&#8221; said Dr. Cassidy. &#8220;By joining Montefiore and leading pharmacy operations, an area that touches every service, I have the opportunity to leverage existing relationships with community partners, bring forth new collaborations across the system and ensure a consistent experience across our campuses that will benefit every provider and their patients, I can&#8217;t wait to dive in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Montefiore, Dr. Cassidy, served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Support Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer at SBH Health System, where she designed and oversaw the system&#8217;s first Outpatient Pharmacy, first Specialty Pharmacy and launched an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists-accredited pharmacy resident program.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy earned her Master of Business Administration from <span class=\"xn-org\">West Texas A&amp;M University<\/span>, her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Florida<\/span> College of Medicine and her Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy at <span class=\"xn-org\">St. John&#8217;s University<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Montefiore Health System<br \/><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4333234-1&amp;h=935198247&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.montefiore.org%2Fbody.cfm%3Fid%3D1738%26action%3Ddetail%26ref%3D2330&amp;a=Montefiore+Health+System\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Montefiore Health System<\/a>\u00a0is one of <span class=\"xn-location\">New York&#8217;s<\/span> premier academic health systems and is a recognized leader in providing exceptional quality and personalized, accountable care to approximately three million people in communities across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Bronx<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Westchester<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-org\">Hudson Valley<\/span>. It is comprised of 10 hospitals, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4333234-1&amp;h=307258091&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcham.org%2F&amp;a=Children%27s+Hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/a>\u00a0at Montefiore,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4333234-1&amp;h=2032364553&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.burke.org%2F&amp;a=Burke+Rehabilitation+Hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Burke Rehabilitation Hospital<\/a>\u00a0and more than 200 outpatient ambulatory care sites. The advanced clinical and translational research at its medical school,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4333234-1&amp;h=406971783&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.einsteinmed.edu%2F&amp;a=Albert+Einstein+College+of+Medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Albert Einstein College<\/span> of Medicine<\/a>, directly informs patient care and improves outcomes. From the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer, cardiology and vascular care, pediatrics, and transplantation, to its preeminent school-based health program, Montefiore is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system providing coordinated, comprehensive care to patients and their families. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montefiore.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.montefiore.org<\/a>. 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