New leader named at East Jefferson General Hospital
East Jefferson General Hospital has a new CEO along with its new management.
Tanzella. Photo courtesy LCMC Health
New Orleans-based LCMC Health, which added the Metairie hospital to its system this year, has announced Richard Tanzella as CEO. He fills a vacancy left by Gerald Parton, who is retiring at the end of this year.
Parton guided the financially struggling hospital into finding a private operator. Jefferson Parish voters approved the sale of the publicly-owned EJGH in August.
Tanzella will assume the role of CEO on Feb. 1, leading a staff of nearly 3,000 and managing a $100 million capital transformation, a news release said. As part of its acquisition, LCMC agreed to invest that amount in physical upgrades and technology at EJGH.