Mount Carmel President and CEO Lorraine Lutton to Retire April 2024
December 19, 2023
LIVONIA, MICH./COLUMBUS, OH. (Dec. 20, 2023) — Trinity Health has announced that President and CEO of Mount Carmel Health System, Lorraine Lutton, will retire April 2024. Mount Carmel Health System Board and Trinity Health will immediately launch a national search for her successor.
Joining Mount Carmel just one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, Lutton successfully led the organization through the pandemic focusing on safely caring for patients, colleagues and the community. Through her unwavering leadership and commitment to patients and colleagues, Mount Carmel turned the corner on multiple challenges emerging from the pandemic stronger, furthering its Mission and serving the needs of its Central Ohio community.
“We knew the system needed a special leader who could lead transformation and move the ministry forward,” said Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ben Carter. “Lorraine was that leader and her work set a standard of excellence that will undoubtedly continue to guide the organization.”
During Lutton’s tenure, Mount Carmel opened the Reynoldsburg Emergency Department and started construction on the new Mount Carmel Dublin Hospital which opens in 2025. Her dedication to safety and high-quality care led to reductions in hospital acquired infections, reduction of OSHA reportable colleague injuries and hospital readmission rates. At the same time, the ministry saw significant improvements in patient experience scores and colleague engagement.
“I am immensely proud of our work and the results the entire Mount Carmel team achieved together. It has been a privilege to lead such dedicated and caring colleagues,” Lutton said. “And, I’m absolutely certain Mount Carmel has a bright future and capable team to lead the way.”
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2023, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.5 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).
About Mount Carmel Health System
Mount Carmel Health System, a member of Trinity Health, has provided high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services in central Ohio for more than 130 years. Our team of more than 9,000 colleagues, 2,300 physicians and 550 volunteers provide compassionate, people-centered primary and specialty care at its four hospitals—Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel Grove City, Mount Carmel New Albany and Mount Carmel St. Ann’s, as well as Diley Ridge Medical Center, an affiliation of Mount Carmel and Fairfield Medical Center. The health system is also comprised of Mount Carmel Medical Group and Mount Carmel Health Partners, along with surgery centers, emergency and ambulatory care centers, and hospice and home care services throughout the region.