PITTSBURGH, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation Radiology Group (FRG), a premier provider of diagnostic imaging professional services headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christopher Olivia, M.D., M.B.A., to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Olivia, current President and CEO of West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), brings an extensive resume of leadership skills to FRG's Board.
"The addition of Dr. Olivia to our Board illustrates the level of excellence that we are striving for at Foundation Radiology Group," said FRG Chairman and CEO, Dr. Brandon Chan. "Dr. Olivia's experience, insights, and leadership as both a doctor and businessman will be invaluable to our organization."
West Penn Allegheny Health System, a six-hospital academic system with two major teaching facilities, is the second largest private employer in Western Pennsylvania. During his tenure at WPAHS, Dr. Olivia has reorganized the System's leadership structure and devised operational performance improvement assessment and implementation plans, negotiated a significantly improved contract with the region's dominant payor, secured gains in public funding, reorganized the System's Graduate Medical Education programs and established quality and financial goals for the System.
Prior to his current role at WPAHS, Dr. Olivia served as President and CEO for The Cooper Health System (CHS) in Camden, NJ, where he led the organization, which was previously on the verge of bankruptcy, to significant financial growth. Under Dr. Olivia's stewardship, CHS rose to the No. 1 ranking in market shares among hospitals in the southern areas of New Jersey, amassed $25 million in federal funding and had the most financially successful years in its 120-year history. The Cooper Health System is New Jersey's only academic medical center and one of three principal teaching hospitals of t
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