Browns Mills, NJ — Deborah Heart and Lung Center proudly announces the appointment of Michael Lieb, FACHE, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Lieb started at Deborah in June and has more than 30 years of senior healthcare leadership experience.

He brings a distinguished track record of operational excellence, strategic innovation and a deep commitment to patient-centered care. A dynamic and results-driven executive, he has successfully led multi-hospital systems, academic medical centers, rural and critical access hospitals and complex physician group practices across the country.

In his new role, Lieb will oversee the Center’s day-to-day operations, drive strategic initiatives and work collaboratively across departments to support continued excellence in clinical quality, safety, patient experience and organizational performance.

“Michael has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and a clear strategic vision,” said Deborah President and CEO Jim Andrews. “His deep operational knowledge, commitment to teamwork and focus on accountability make him the right leader to help us further strengthen our organization and drive continued progress toward our goals.”

A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), Lieb most recently served as Interim Vice President of Ambulatory Services at University Hospital in Newark, NJ, where he directed operations across 92 academic clinics serving over 260,000 patients annually. Under his leadership, the hospital saw a significant increase in OB services, opened its first-ever inner-city satellite clinic and oversaw mobile mammography screening services reaching over 4,000 patients annually. He also spearheaded the ambulatory implementation of the Epic Resolute system, significantly improving patient access, provider productivity and revenue cycle performance.

Prior to that, Lieb held numerous senior executive roles, including Interim CEO of Arbor Health/Morton Hospital in Washington, Regional Vice President/Interim CEO/Director of Physician Practice Management at HealthTech Management Services in Tennessee, and Vice President of Operations/President and CEO of Wadley Health System in Texas for Community Hospital Corporation. He led more than 10 hospitals through complex turnarounds, strategic expansions, EMR and IT overhauls and multi-million-dollar financial recoveries. His work earned national recognition, including oversight of repeated Top 20 Critical Access Hospital awardees ranked by the National Rural Health Association.

Lieb’s career spans some of the most respected names in healthcare, including Methodist Health System, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he oversaw clinical and ancillary operations, imaging centers, graduate medical education and large-scale capital projects.

He holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Marine Biology from Rice University. He is a past president of both the Trinity University Healthcare Administration Alumni Association and the ACHE Forum of Dallas/Fort Worth and served on ACHE’s Regent’s Advisory Council.

About Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, is a teaching hospital in the prevention, diagnosis, research and treatment of heart, lung and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has treated more than 2.3 million hearts from every corner of the United States and 87 countries. From performing the first adult and pediatric open-heart surgeries in New Jersey, to one of the highest-volume left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant programs in the nation, Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader overall and in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It is 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 North America; and is rated High Performing in five specialties, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, COPD and TAVR by U.S. News & World Report. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.