Brian Case, MBA, of Toms River Appointed

Joseph Chirichella, President and CEO of Deborah Heart and Lung Center, has announced the appointment of Brian Case, MBA, as the hospital’s new Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development.

A seasoned healthcare executive, Case joins Deborah from RWJBarnabas Health Community Medical Center where he most recently served as Assistant Vice President of Business Development. Case’s healthcare career has included developing and implementing service line growth strategies and physician recruitment and retention.

“We are excited to have Brian join our team,” said Chirichella. “He brings a vast range of experience in strategic and business development that closely aligns with our regional growth goals. Deborah’s commitment to improving access to heart, lung and vascular services in the communities we serve includes collaborating with physician practices to bring specialized care closer to patients in the communities where they live, and we are excited to have Brian join our efforts. His knowledge of the physicians in the community and needs of the patients in the area will be a great benefit to Deborah.”

Case has a BS in Public Health Administration from Stockton University and a MBA from Louisiana State University, Shreveport. He currently resides in Toms River, where he is a member of various volunteer groups and organizations within Ocean County.

“I’m delighted to join the team at Deborah,” said Case. “I am excited at the opportunity to support the extraordinary clinical team at the hospital, and be a part of making the vision to bring that expertise further into the community a reality.”

Case is married with two children. In his free time he enjoys playing golf and spending time outdoors with his family.

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, NJ is an 89-bed teaching hospital that specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, research, and treatment of heart, lung, and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has been a regional and nationally recognized leader throughout its 100-year history, during which time it has healed 2.3 million patients from every corner of the United States and 87 countries in the world. From performing the first open heart surgeries (adult and pediatric) in New Jersey, to running one of the highest volume left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant programs in the region, Deborah has stood at the forefront of medical innovation, all while never wavering from its founding mission “there is no price on life.” Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey for patient satisfaction; holds a top-tier Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating which places Deborah among the best cardiac surgery programs in the country; and is designated a national Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.