Main Line Health hires Leigh Ehrlich as new executive vice president and CFO
Health care finance veteran arriving after nine distinguished years at Lehigh Valley Health Network
Bryn Mawr, PA — Main Line Health today announced the hiring of Leigh Ehrlich, a leader with a long and distinguished track record in health care finance, as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Ehrlich will replace Mike Buongiorno, who is retiring at the end of 2023 after more than 25 years in the position.
Ehrlich joins Main Line Health following nine years with Lehigh Valley Health Network, where she served as senior vice president and CFO for hospital operations. In her role, she oversaw a team of regional CFOs and was responsible for financial oversight of an acute care division with $4 billion in annual revenue. She partnered with hospital and service line leaders on operating budgets, financial planning and analysis, revenue cycle issues, managed care and supply chain.
“Leigh is exceptionally well qualified to manage our system’s fiscal health and strategic financial planning,” said Jack Lynch, FACHE, President and CEO, Main Line Health. “She is skilled at driving operational performance, business growth, transformation and meaningful change. It is clear that she approaches her work and leadership from a service perspective, one we all share and value within Main Line Health, as we work together to ensure our patients receive safe, high-quality, equitable and affordable care.”
Ehrlich said she is thrilled to join Main Line Health, indicating she was drawn to the health system by its reputation for both medical-care and operational excellence.
“I look forward to using my experience with acute care hospitals to work in an outstanding comprehensive health system like Main Line Health, which offers a broad array of services impacting the community it serves,” Ehrlich said. “Overseeing health system finances involves teamwork and building a true sense of partnership throughout an organization. I am excited at the opportunity to work with the fine administrators, physicians, clinicians and other leaders at Main Line Health to strategically invest in patient care while finding efficiencies to ensure the system’s future is a bright one.”
Buongiorno said the transition will be seamless with a quality candidate like Ehrlich coming aboard.
“I know that Main Line Health will be in good hands with Leigh as executive vice president and CFO,” Buongiorno said. “She is well qualified for the position and has a real talent for strategic health care planning.”
Ehrlich is a certified public accountant and certified health care financial professional who holds an MBA from Lehigh University and a bachelor’s degree in management and accounting from East Stroudsburg University. Buongiorno will work alongside Ehrlich through the end of the year to assist in the transition.
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.