Nancy Schlichting

          Class of 1972

                    Inducted June 6, 1999

 

 

 
 
 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Henry Ford Health System

President and Chief Executive Officer

Henry Ford Hospital

Current Activities:As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Schlichting is responsible for the System’s hospitals, community care services, hospital joint ventures, physician practice development, and integrated support services.In addition, Ms. Schlichting serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Ford Hospital and is responsible for the operations of the Detroit Campus, which includes the hospital and the ambulatory services.

Prior Experience:Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Henry Ford Health System. Prior to joining Henry Ford Health System in 1998, Ms. Schlichting was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio.She has also served as President of the Eastern Region of Catholic Health Initiatives (11 hospitals, $1.3 billion in revenues), President and Chief Executive Officer of Riverside Methodist Hospitals (a 1,000 bed regional teaching hospital in Columbus, Ohio), and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Akron City Hospital.

Professional and Community Activities:Ms. Schlichting has served on numerous community and professional boards, including the Michigan Health and Hospital Association; Greater Detroit Area Health Council; The Youth Connection, Detroit; Oakland University, School of Nursing, Board of Visitors; Arthritis Foundation (Akron branch); Leadership Akron, the Columbus Area Leadership Program, Inroads Columbus, American Red Cross (Columbus chapter), Franklin University, InterHealth, United Way of Franklin County, United Way of Summit County, Akron Regional Development Board, YWCA, YMCA Capital Campaign, and University of Akron College of Business Administration Advancement Council.She has also served on the boards of First National Bank of Ohio and Ameritrust (Columbus Advisory Board).Ms. Schlichting is a past president of the Sloan Alumni Association (Cornell University), has served on the Cornell Council, and has served as a preceptor and lecturer for graduate programs in health care administration for Ohio State, Xavier, Duke, Cornell, University of Michigan, and Medical College of Virginia.She has given numerous presentations at local, national, and international meetings and was recognized as a 1991 "Up and Comer" by Modern Healthcare.

Education:Duke University, Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 1976; London School of Economics, summer, 1973; Cornell University, Masters in Business Administration (Hospital Administration and Accounting), 1979.

Administrative Residency at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Administrative Fellowship at American Hospital Association/Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Ms. Schlichting completed a Healthier Communities Fellowship with the Health Care Forum.
 

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