THE PASSIONATE ADMINISTRATOR
Michele Martz, Fort Ashby
President of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Maryland
SEEING A NEED
“My father had heart disease and died when I was in college and my younger siblings were in high school. I think if we had had the health care that we have here today and the resources that we have now compared to what we had back in the 1980s when this occurred, I think my dad would still be alive, and it would be a whole different story to be written.”
HER PATH
“I initially started in accounting, and then I was promoted to vice president of finance, and then I was assigned the role of being responsible for all the physician clinics and practices, which gave me that operational experience. Our CFO retired, and I stepped into the CFO role for a short period of time, and then when our CEO retired, I took that as an opportunity. Why not me? Why not apply for that?”
PROGRESS
“We are still in the middle of our integration with UPMC. We want to continue to expand services in our region and have local providers that are able to care for our patients and community. ”
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