Fred S. Sganga, CHE, Interim CEO, Stony Brook University Medical Center
STONY BROOK, NY – Fred S. Sganga, CHE, has been named Interim CEO of Stony Brook University Medical Center, it was announced by Richard N. Fine, M.D., Dean of the School of Medicine.
Sganga is also the Executive Director of the Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH) at Stony Brook University and has held senior positions in healthcare administration for nearly 25 years. Since 2001, Sganga has presided over the 350-bed LISVH, which provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative care for Long Island’s Veterans. The LISVH also administers an adult day-care program for an additional 50 Veterans or their spouses. Sganga also has served as an adjunct professor in the Healthcare Administration program at Stony Brook and Hofstra University.
“Fred Sganga is an asset to any organization and we are fortunate that he taken on this role,” said Dr. Fine. “He is an excellent leader and his management qualities offer a solid measure of stability as we continue the search for a permanent CEO.”
Sganga has worked in a variety of senior level healthcare positions in hospitals, nursing homes and physician practice management. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Hunter College and his Masters of Public Health from Columbia University. He was honored by the Veterans Administration for his service and dedication to the veteran population with the 2004 Community Recognition Award. He received the Metropolitan Health Administrators Association Award of Distinction in 2000, which highlighted his contributions to the advancement of healthcare administration in the Greater New York area. He was elected to a three-year term as Regent for the American College of Healthcare Executives, representing Healthcare Executives all over Long Island, New York.
"I appreciate the opportunity to serve the people of Suffolk County by leading its greatest hospital. Every day we have the ability to make a major difference in the lives of those who we serve. My goal is to exceed the expectations of healthcare consumers as it relates to their care." said Sganga.
The search for a permanent CEO began in April 2006. The former Interim CEO, John (Jack) S.T. Gallagher, recently assumed a new role designed to hasten the institution’s planned alliances with East End and other community hospitals. In his new responsibilities as Special Consultant for Hospital Network Development, Gallagher will focus entirely on creating a network of alliances, an effort that began 18 months ago and has already resulted in partnerships with Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead and Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.
Mr. Sganga resides in Cold Spring Harbor, New York with his wife, Marianne and daughters Danielle and Nicole.
