March 29, 2021 – UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA) announced the appointment of Jarrod Johnson as president of UPMC Carlisle.
Johnson recently served as chief operating officer of John H. Stroger Hospital, the flagship campus of the Cook County Health and Hospital System (CCHHS) in Chicago. Before joining CCHHS Johnson served as SVP of operations with Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Prior to that, he spent 18 years overseeing multiple clinical service lines and ancillary departments and directing ambulatory clinics for several health systems.
Johnson succeeds Lou Baverso, who continues to serve as chief operating officer (COO) of UPMC Pinnacle, president of the Central Region, and has oversight for UPMC Pinnacle Community Osteopathic, Harrisburg and West Shore hospitals.