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Darshan Shawn Parekh Named New CEO of Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia, PA (January 09, 2024) –– Darshan Shawn Parekh, PharmD, MHA, FACHE, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Roxborough Memorial Hospital, succeeding Burton Piper, who moved back to Tennessee to be closer to his family.
Parekh brings more than 20 years of acute care hospital management experience to his new position. He has extensive experience in growing and expanding programs, services, and facilities. Most recently, he served as Vice President at Temple University Health System, where he was responsible for oversight and provision of all pharmaceutical services within the health system. Prior to that role, Parekh was Vice President and Chief Ancillary Officer for Prospect Medical Holdings, a for-profit health system in California. Earlier in his career, he held pharmacy leadership positions with Jefferson Health in Abington, PA; the Massachusetts State Office of Pharmacy Services in Tewksbury, MA; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway, NJ; and Merck Research Laboratories.
“We are thrilled to have Shawn join Roxborough Memorial Hospital as the next CEO and member of the Senior Leadership Team,” said Sonia Mehta, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Region II, Corporate Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Academic Officer, Prime Healthcare Services. “Shawn’s acumen and accomplishments in safety, clinical excellence, quality, and performance metrics in operations and designing strategies have resulted in better patient care and outcomes, while enabling growth consistent with an organization’s core mission.”
“I am delighted to be joining Roxborough Memorial Hospital. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part an organization with a strong commitment to medical excellence,” said Parekh. “I look forward to working collaboratively with our medical staff, employees, patients, and the community to improve lives and to build a healthier tomorrow.”
Parekh earned his Master of Healthcare Administration from Ohio University in Athens, OH, and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Throughout his career, he has served on numerous boards and committees, and he is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Roxborough Memorial Hospital is an award-winning 131-bed acute care and teaching community hospital, in Philadelphia. It is part of Prime Healthcare Services, headquartered in Ontario, California, one of the nation’s leading hospital systems that also operates Suburban Community Hospital in Norristown, PA and Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, PA.
Roxborough Memorial has consistently received a Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Stroke Silver Plus Quality Award. It has been home to the Roxborough School of Nursing since 1898, as well as respected academic programs and medical staff.
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About Roxborough Memorial Hospital: Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131-bed community hospital. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. As part of Prime Healthcare Services, headquartered in Ontario, California, Roxborough Memorial Hospital is focused on becoming one of the leaders in technology.
About Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation: Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system operating 44 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states, providing over 2.6 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with nearly 50,000 employees and physicians dedicated to providing the highest quality healthcare. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Based in Ontario, California, Prime Healthcare is nationally recognized for award-winning quality care and has been named a Top 10 and Top 15 Health System by IBM Watson Health. Its hospitals have been named among the nation’s “100 Top Hospitals” 58 times and have received more Patient Safety Excellence Awards from Healthgrades than any other health system in the past six years. To learn more, please visit www.primehealthcare.com