Kaleida Health has recruited a new chief operating officer from Boston.
Kelly Corbi was named executive vice president and COO, effective Nov. 4, responsible for overseeing operations for the $2.3 billion Buffalo-based health system.
She comes to the system from Melrose Wakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Boston, where she serves as president. That’s in addition to roles as CEO of the Lawrence Memorial Regis College School of Nursing and executive vice president for Tufts Medicine, 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.
That’s similar in size to Kaleida, which includes 11,000 employees, 1,500 physicians and 1,182 beds at five hospitals plus 475 beds at three skilled nursing sites. Last year, Kaleida ended the year with a $30 million operating loss on revenue of $2.3 billion.
Corbi’s appointment follows a national search that began early this year. She’ll oversee Kaleida’s hospitals and long-term care facilities as well as a home care division, laboratories, surgery centers, clinics and ambulatory sites. She’ll also lead system integration efforts and service lines.
Corbi will take over for Cheryl Klass, who plans to retire at year’s end, but this week took on the temporary role of interim president at Upper Allegheny Health System. Klass will remain onboard through 2024 during the transition.
Don Boyd, Kaleida’s president and CEO, pointed to Corbi’s three decades of experience across the health care continuum, including work at academic and community hospitals, ambulatory clinics, long-term care, home care and managed care.
During her tenure in Boston, Corbi is credited with leading growth in clinical programs including neurosciences, cardiovascular and maternity services, as well as partnering with Tufts Medical Center physician leaders to build tertiary-level clinical services in the community.
Corbi previously served as system COO and executive vice president for SolutionHealth, the largest health system in southern New Hampshire and held previous leadership roles at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Maryland, and Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Maryland.