Corbi Named Chief Operating Officer for Kaleida Health

Released: Thursday, September 12, 2024 4:30 PM

Corbi Named Chief Operating Officer for Kaleida Health

Kelly Corbi, MBA, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) for Kaleida Health following a national search.

In this role, she will be responsible for the health system's delivery of care overseeing operations of five hospitals, long-term care facilities, home care division, laboratories, surgery centers, clinics, ambulatory sites, as well as lead system integration efforts and service lines.

"Kelly is a dynamic, strategic and highly accomplished executive leader with three decades of experience across the healthcare continuum - including academic and community hospitals, ambulatory clinics, long-term care, home care and managed care," said Don Boyd, president and CEO of Kaleida Health. "She has an exceptional ability to influence, build relationships and lead cross-functional teams, and we are looking forward to her expertise in helping us advance the health of our community."

Corbi currently serves as president of MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital, including serving as CEO of the Lawrence Memorial Regis College School of Nursing, and executive vice president for Tufts Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, a $2 billion academic medicine and community health system with 13,000 employees, a network of more than 2,000 physicians and 1,165 licensed beds.

She is committed to supporting the community and improving access to care demonstrated by her experience in growing services, creating operational efficiencies, and building a culture of collaboration. During her tenure, she led significant growth in clinical programs including neurosciences, cardiovascular and maternity services, as well as partnered with Tufts Medical Center physician leaders to build tertiary-level clinical services in the community.

She drove quality, operational and service excellence initiatives significantly improving quality outcomes, hospital and emergency room throughput and patient experience achieving results notably better than national benchmarks. Additionally, under her leadership, MelroseWakefield Hospital achieved trauma center status, the only community trauma center in the area, and led efforts that garnered support to build a 144-bed joint-venture behavioral health hospital, resulting in 90 net-new behavioral health beds for the state.

Prior to that, Corbi was system COO and executive vice president for SolutionHealth, the largest health system in southern New Hampshire. There she led system integration efforts and achieved $45 million in system financial improvements over three years in support of clinical investments for growth and strengthened services. She also held previous leadership roles as senior vice president and chief system integration officer at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Maryland, and chief administrative officer at Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Maryland.

"Kaleida Health's commitment to delivering exceptional care and services to its communities is unmatched," said Corbi. "I am excited and honored to be joining this outstanding organization and the amazing teams who make a difference every day in the lives of their patients."

She received her Bachelor of Science in labor and industrial relations from Pennsylvania State University and her Master of Business Administration from Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Corbi will succeed Cheryl Klass, RN, who has served as the COO since July 2022. Klass will stay onboard through the end of 2024 to ensure a smooth transition. Corbi officially starts with Kaleida Health on November 4.

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