Bryn Mawr Hospital president Andrea Gilbert announces retirement
Andrea Gilbert, president of Bryn Mawr Hospital, announced plans today to retire in January 2021 after more than 20 years of service to Main Line Health as president of Bryn Mawr Hospital and Executive Leader.
Gilbert joined Main Line Health in 2000 as the senior vice president of Bryn Mawr Hospital, bringing with her more than 30 years of experience in health care and hospital administration. Before joining Bryn Mawr Hospital, Gilbert was the CEO of City Avenue Hospital in Philadelphia. She was named president of Bryn Mawr Hospital in 2002.
“Bryn Mawr Hospital has been a pillar of the community for generations. I consider myself very fortunate to be a part of its history and to have had the privilege of serving our patients and community,” said Gilbert. “I will forever be grateful for the friendships I have made and for the colleagues whose compassion, talent and spirit of service have made Bryn Mawr such a special place.”
Under Gilbert’s leadership, Bryn Mawr Hospital established several important facilities and patient care services including: Main Line Health Newtown Square; The Barbara Brodsky Comprehensive Breast Center; 135 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue Medical Office Building; the Interventional Stroke Program; and The Dee Adams Center for Integrative and Regenerative Medicine, anticipated to open in 2021 on the Bryn Mawr Hospital campus.
Additionally, Gilbert led Bryn Mawr Hospital to achieve national recognition in safety and clinical quality from U.S. News & World Report, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program, CMS Hospital Compare, and The Joint Commission.
During Gilbert’s tenure, she played an integral role in securing funding and community stakeholder support for several campus modernization and expansion projects, including:
- A new Patient Pavilion, opened in 2019, which was funded in part by the most successful capital campaign in Bryn Mawr Hospital’s history. The team surpassed the campaign goal of $30 million by $2.3 million, and Gilbert played a critical role in securing $5 million, the single largest gift for the campaign.
- Renovation of the emergency department in 2008, made possible by a capital campaign that raised $16 million.
- Renovation of the pediatric unit in 2016 funded entirely by a $1.6 million gift, which Gilbert was instrumental in securing.
- Approval from the Main Line Health Board of Governors to renovate the inpatient Behavioral Health unit. To date, Gilbert and the Bryn Mawr Hospital team have raised more than $4 million of the $10 million goal.
“Andi leaves behind a remarkable legacy, and her leadership of an exceptional team and commitment to quality, safety and equity ensures the hospital will continue to be an integral part of the community for many more years to come,” said Main Line Health President & CEO Jack Lynch. “We congratulate Andi on a storied and successful career and thank her for her many years of service to Bryn Mawr Hospital, its patients and our community.”
Gilbert will continue in her role until January 1, 2021. A national search is underway for her successor.
About Main Line Health
Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the greater Philadelphia region. The System comprises five hospitals, seven health centers, more than 160 outpatient and physician practice locations, over 14,500 employees and more than 2,200 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health includes four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine. The System also includes Mirmont Treatment Center, which provides treatment and support for substance use disorders; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice; Main Line HealthCare, its employed multispecialty physician network; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a leading biomedical research organization; and Main Line Health Centers offering primary and specialty care, lab, radiology and other outpatient services in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Devon, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square.
Main Line Health brings together physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, researchers and other healthcare professionals across a broad network of inpatient, outpatient, home-based and community-based services. Through this integrated approach, the System delivers high-quality, comprehensive care across the continuum — from primary care and preventive services to complex specialty, surgical, trauma, emergency, rehabilitative, behavioral health, home care and hospice services — with a focus on making care accessible in the communities where people live and work.
Main Line Health also collaborates with leading clinical partners to expand access to specialized care. Through its affiliation with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pediatric care is provided at select Main Line Health locations, including neonatal intensive care units at its acute care hospitals and Bryn Mawr Hospital’s Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists also provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care.
About Bryn Mawr Hospital
Founded in 1893, Bryn Mawr Hospital is recognized among the top hospitals in the region for its exceptional patient care. The hospital and its outpatient locations in the Philadelphia metro area offer a wide range of services, including behavioral health, cancer care, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, neurointervention and neurosurgery, cardiovascular care, maternity, bariatric surgery, urology, plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Main Line Health and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are affiliated to provide pediatric care to our community, including 24/7 coverage of the pediatric emergency department, pediatric inpatient unit and level III neonatal intensive care unit. Main Line Health is one of the few community health systems in the region offering state-of-the-art neurointervention care. Through our collaboration with the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, the hospital is a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center.
Bryn Mawr Hospital offers an inpatient psychiatric program. The program serves adults with mood, anxiety and thought disorders, co-occurring substance abuse or addiction, and other psychiatric conditions. The hospital also is home to Main Line Health’s first centralized in-house Psychiatry Residency Program.
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