Veteran St. Joseph Health exec is new CEO

NORTH PROVIDENCE – St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island has named John M. Fogarty, its acting CEO since last year, to serve as the Catholic health system’s new president and CEO.
Fogarty took the helm at St. Joseph, which operates Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence and St. Joseph Hospital for Specialty Care in Providence, after longtime CEO John Keimig resigned to take a position with Quality Partners of Rhode Island.
Fogarty has been part of the management team at St. Joseph since 1988, and has served as its executive vice president since 2003. During his tenure, he has played a key role in the system’s evolution, including leading the development of specialty rehabilitation and psychiatric services at the St. Joseph Hospital campus, outpatient satellite services at Our Lady of Fatima and, later, serving as chief operating officer for the entire organization.
“John Fogarty is the strong, consensus choice to lead our organization during what will most assuredly be a pivotal time in our corporate history,” said Bishop Thomas Tobin, chairman of the St. Joseph board of trustees, in a news release. •