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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.