David Goldberg
President & CEO , Mon Health System ; Executive Vice President , Vandalia Health
KRISTEN UPPERCUE
David Goldberg , president and CEO of Mon Health System and executive vice president of Vandalia Health , has been enamored with the health care field ever since he was a patient at one of Shriners Hospitals for Children when he was younger .
“ I feel health care is a calling , not a career ,” Goldberg says . “ We are in health care to take care of our patients and communities . We serve with heart , compassion and empathy . We are only able to be effective in delivering care if we stay focused on patient need , not self-need .”
Since then , he was able to become involved in the field as a development consultant in the early 2000s and was included in operations health care leadership environments , which he says grew his insights and access to learn , grow and evolve . He received his bachelor ’ s degree from West Virginia University ( WVU ) in 1994 and his master ’ s in health system management from George Mason University in 2005 .
Goldberg notes that throughout his career he had organizations and leaders offer opportunities outside of his comfort zone to learn .
“ I believe being that early utility player and adult learner has allowed me to grow in experience and insight ,” he says .
In his current position of president and CEO of Mon Health System , Goldberg ’ s main role is to guide the strategy , level of investment and path for the organization to provide the best care possible to the communities it serves . As executive vice president of the new Vandalia Health , Goldberg is helping to build the newly formed health system .
“ I have learned that buildings do not treat patients — people treat patients . My number one priority is to provide a safe , positive and well-capitalized environment for our clinicians and colleagues to deliver the best care each and every time to our patients ,” Goldberg says . “ We are public servants with
Photo by Jenna Rabideau .
a significant responsibility for caring for our friends , families and neighbors each and every day . Our people are the very best aspect of what we do and without their engagement , we cannot deliver the care Mon Health — and now Vandalia Health — is known for . I am humbled by the dedication and heart our Mon and Vandalia family has day in and day out .”
Alongside the integration of Vandalia Health , Goldberg is working on the development of a small format hospital in Harrison County , a newly expanding medical oncology program that will be offered at Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital in 2023 , and the appeal of
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