HARTZ Search is excited to announce the placement of Patrice Villemure as the Vice President of the Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI) for Centra Health!
After an extensive national search, Patrice Villemure was named as the new Vice President of Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI)! In partnership with the Physician Executive Chair of HVI, Patrice is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic initiatives, operations, and management of Centra HVI and reports to the SVP Chief Physician Executive. In partnership with the Executive Chair of HVI, she will develop and implement strategic initiatives that align with Centra for HVI outpatient services (Lynchburg, Farmville, Bedford, Moneta, Gretna, Danville) and will work closely with executive and physician leaders on strategy for cardiovascular services at Lynchburg General Hospital, Southside Community Hospital, and Bedford Memorial Hospital. She is also responsible for a high level of quality and safety for all outpatient HVI sites and will partner with hospital leaders to provide the same level of quality and safety for inpatient cardiovascular services. Centra Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute has been a highly respected leader in cardiovascular services, and Patrice will work with all HVI and Centra leaders to maintain their reputation as one of the premier programs in Virginia and the country.
Our sincere congratulations to Ms. Patrice Villemure and Centra Health!
Ms. Patrice Villemure joins Centra Health from Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Health, in Omaha, NE, where she was the Market Vice President of Cardiovascular Services. In that role, she was responsible for all heart and vascular care across 4 markets and 15 acute care hospitals, including the strategic and operational oversight of all cardiovascular services. Patrice has extensive healthcare executive experience in large, not-for-profit health systems, and brings over 30 years of heart and vascular experience to Centra Health.
Patrice earned her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Administration from Mercer University. She is Bronze certified in lean management and is known as an executive who has embraced lean management and drives better results through it.
Centra Health is a regional, independent nonprofit healthcare system based in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was created in 1987 through the merger of the Lynchburg General (LGH) and Virginia Baptist (VBH) hospitals. In 2006, Southside Community Hospital in Farmville joined Centra as an affiliate. In 2014, Bedford Memorial Hospital, joined Centra’s network and became the 4th hospital in the system. With more than 8,500 employees, 400 employed providers and physicians, and a medical staff of nearly 800, providing care in 70 locations, Centra serves over 500,000 people throughout central and southern Virginia. Centra provides medical services to patients across a geographic area roughly the size of the state of New Jersey, covering approximately 8,000 square miles, through many facilities and practices.
HARTZ Search is a proud partner of Centra Health! We look forward to following the continued success of both Patrice Villemure and Centra Health!