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MILWAUKEE (3/4/2008) - Jon E. Vice, president and CEO, announces he will step down when successor is found
It was announced today that the Children's Hospital and Health System board of directors has formed a search committee to identify the next chief executive officer of the health system, which includes Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
"I have enjoyed a long and dynamic career at Children's Hospital and it's now time to pass along the torch to a leader who can take this organization into the next decade," said Jon E. Vice, president and CEO, who has led the health system for nearly 30 years. "We've accomplished so much in terms of growing Children's Hospital into a nationally recognized leader among pediatric medical centers. I am proud of our expansion plans to meet the growing number of children and families who need our care. It has been gratifying to work with dedicated employees, professionals and donors to create a strong pediatric medical research program, become leading advocates for child welfare and develop programs to educate children – and those who care for them – how to be healthy and safe."
"Jon came to the board leaders some time ago to discuss a systematic and orderly process for finding his successor," said John Shiely, chair of the Children's Hospital and Health System board of directors and president and CEO of Briggs & Stratton Corporation. "No one can argue that Jon will be difficult to replace. He has been a strong and passionate leader – a real visionary for all that this hospital and health system has become."
To date, the succession planning has included forming a board committee, chaired by David Drury, vice-chair of the health system board and president of Poblocki Signs, to manage the process. In this next phase, a search committee of board members has been formed and will be led by Susan Herma, a member of the health system's board. An executive search firm will be hired to conduct a nationwide search.
"The timing for hiring will depend upon finding the right person," said Drury. "We want to make certain that this amazing organization is in the hands of the right leader."
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, founded in 1894, is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. It is included on Child magazine's 10 Best Children's Hospitals list and is named by U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best Children's Hospitals. Children's Hospital is the only freestanding Level I Trauma Center in the region that cares exclusively for children and adolescents. The hospital has been designated a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a national honor that recognizes nursing excellence. Because more children and families count on Children's Hospital each year, the hospital will open a 12-story, 425,000-square-foot expansion in spring 2009. Children's Hospital is the flagship member of Children's Hospital and Health System.
The health system has more than 4,500 employees in Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Other health system entities include Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Kenosha, Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Children's Health Education Center, Children's Medical Group, Children's Physician Group, Children's Specialty Group, Surgicenter of Greater Milwaukee, Children's Service Society of Wisconsin, Children's Research Institute, Children's Community Health Plan, Seeger Health Resources and National Outcomes Center. Children's Hospital and Health System serves children throughout Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, northern Illinois and beyond through medical care, advocacy, education and pediatric medical research. The health system is able to fulfill its mission thanks in part to philanthropic gifts and support from members of the community. For more information, visit the Web site at www.chw.org.
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