Al Campbell Joins Winchester Hospital as President

Winchester, MA – Al Campbell, RN, MBA, FACHE, has joined Winchester Hospital as its new president. Campbell is an accomplished health care leader with more than 20 years of clinical and executive experience in a variety of health care settings.

Most recently, Campbell served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for BJC Christian Hospital and Northwest Healthcare, a licensed 485-bed regional referral hospital in North St. Louis County, Missouri, known for excellence in cardiac surgery and emergency medicine. In this role, he led acute care operations and oversaw many areas, including construction, real estate, system integration, service line growth, outpatient services, strategic initiatives, fiscal management and academic partnerships.

Campbell previously served as Vice President of Operations for the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where he was responsible for ancillary hospital operations and the cancer center. In this role, he successfully led the Mabry Cancer Center into an affiliation with Duke Health Radiation Oncology, ultimately bringing care closer to home for community residents. Campbell has also held previous roles as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nexus Health in Washington, DC; Executive Administrator of Dimensions Healthcare (now University of Maryland Capital Region) in Maryland; and Senior Director of Operations for Outpatient Behavioral Health at Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

“Al has exemplary leadership skills and significant professional experience in both integrated health systems and community hospitals,” said Michael Rowan, executive vice president for hospital and ambulatory services at Beth Israel Lahey Health, which includes Winchester Hospital. “I am confident that under Al’s leadership, Winchester Hospital will continue to advance its long-standing commitment to delivering high-quality care to the Winchester community and surrounding towns.”

“I am honored to join Winchester Hospital and the Beth Israel Lahey Health system,” said Al Campbell, president, Winchester Hospital. “I look forward to partnering with our community, physicians, nurses and staff to further enhance the exceptional care that Winchester has long provided in this community and surrounding areas.”

Campbell began his clinical nursing career in acute rehab and later transitioned into acute care medical surgical and telemetry. While working as a floor nurse, he grew a passion for quality and patient safety and transitioned to a quality nurse role. He ultimately advanced his management career in quality and patient safety, first as a Director of Quality, and then in the role as Chief Quality Officer for the Specialty Hospitals of Washington. He is an experienced leader in performance improvement, care coordination, quality management, regulatory compliance, and patient safety initiatives.

Campbell earned his undergraduate degree from Norfolk State University and Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He has served on the advisory board for the University of Maryland’s School of Healthcare Administration Program, School of Nursing – Nurse Leadership Institute, Co-Chair of the National Association of Health Services Annual Conference (NAHSE), Co-Chair of the Executive Leadership Council for Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity Inc., Vice Chair of the Imagine Public Charter Schools (Washington, DC) and Member of the American Assembly for Men in Nursing. He is also a Fellow with the American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE).

About Winchester Hospital

Winchester Hospital is a 229-bed facility and leading provider of comprehensive health care services in northwest suburban Boston offering a broad range of surgical specialties, including general, bariatric, urologic, thoracic, otolaryngology (ENT), vascular, and orthopedic surgery. They also deliver care in other areas, including pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, radiation oncology, pain management, obstetrics/gynecology and a Level IIB Special Care Nursery.

Winchester Hospital is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.