Terrence Purcell to continue as President, LVHN Northwest Region
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has announced that Tammy Torres, DNP, RN, has been named President of Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Hazleton, which includes the Health & Wellness Center at Hazleton, the Health Center at Mountain Top and the Station Circle health facility in Humboldt. She takes on this role previously held by Terrence Purcell, who will continue as Senior Vice President, LVHN, and President of LVHN Northwest Region.
As President, Torres will be responsible for the overall operations of the LVH–Hazleton hospital facilities and will collaborate with leadership at LVHN Northwest Region hospitals, LVH–Schuylkill and LVH–Carbon.
“I am honored to be a part of the LVH–Hazleton team. I have had an opportunity to round on the patient care units and was impressed with how the health network’s mission and values have been embraced by everyone,” says Torres. “I look forward to continuing the work that has been started at Hazleton and look forward to building relationships with our community.”
Most recently, Torres served as Corporate Administration Consultant at Crozer-Chester Health Network/Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, Pa., where her achievements included increasing revenue and efficiency in emergency department throughput, which led to additional assignments in operating room first case starts, length of stay and utilization.
Prior to Crozer Chester, Torres served as Chief Executive Officer of Salem Medical Center, Salem, NJ, where she was responsible for providing leadership for all aspects of the hospital’s operations with emphasis on long-term goals, growth, profit and return on investment. Her other past leadership roles include Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer at both Community Health Care Systems Division III-The Memorial Hospital of Salem County, Salem County, NJ, and Community Health Care Systems Division III Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville, Pa. She also served in senior leadership roles at Cape Regional Medical Center, Cape May Court House, NJ, Tenet Healthcare-PA Region and Tenet Healthcare-Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia.
Torres is a registered nurse who received her Bachelor of Science from Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY. She went on to successfully earn her Master of Science in Nursing from Southern Connecticut State University, Hamden, Conn., and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Drexel University, Philadelphia.