Catholic Health Initiatives Utilizes B.E. Smith Interim Chief Information Officer

Experienced Information Technology Executive Selected to Assist Nationally Recognized Non-Profit Health System 

Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) in Englewood, Colorado is utilizing B.E. Smith’s Interim Leadership Services to temporarily fill the critical role of Chief Information Officer. CHI selected Mark Andersen to serve as interim CIO. Mr. Andersen brings more than 20 years of experience directing IT integration and implementation into large, complex healthcare systems. A transformational leader, he will drive large-scale innovation within CHI’s IT sector. Mr. Andersen will lead several immediate projects, including restructuring the system-wide IT operating model to create a more service-oriented approach.

Catholic Health Initiatives, a nonprofit, faith-based health system formed in 1996 through the consolidation of four Catholic health systems, expresses its mission each day by creating and nurturing healthy communities in the hundreds of sites across the nation where we provide care. The nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system, Englewood, Colorado-based CHI operates in 18 states and comprises 103 hospitals, including four academic health centers and major teaching hospitals as well as 30 critical-access facilities; community health-services organizations; accredited nursing colleges; home-health agencies; living communities; and other facilities and services that span the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Founded in 1978, B.E. Smith is the trusted partner in Interim Leadership and Executive Search solutions for organizations and healthcare professional across the healthcare continuum. Exclusive to the healthcare industry, our personalized placement methodology best matches professionals to organizations enabling them to improve clinical, financial, and operational performance. Since 2000, B.E. Smith has supported more than 6,000 leaders advance their careers.