Trinity Health Of New England Names Robert Roose, M.D., MPH, President of Community Hospitals
HARTFORD, Conn. (February 6, 2025) – Robert Roose, M.D., MPH, has been named President of Community Hospitals for Trinity Health Of New England. In this role, Dr. Roose will lead strategic execution and operational direction across the organization’s acute care hospitals; Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA; Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford, CT and Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT, further aligning leadership and integrating clinical care and resources. Valerie Powell-Stafford, FACHE, will continue to provide executive leadership for Saint Francis and Mount Sinai Hospitals in Hartford.
Prior to this new position, Dr. Roose served as President of Mercy Medical Center in Springfield and Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford, leading with a true focus on people and performance that was instrumental as both hospitals achieved not only the highest patient experience and colleague engagement scores across the entire regional health ministry, but also numerous “A” Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, as well as growth in key areas, including medical oncology, inpatient discharges, and robotic surgery. He also successfully oversaw several strategic projects, including the development of the Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit at Mercy, the opening of the Geriatric Wellness Pavilion at Johnson, and the completion and transition of care into the $50 million S. Prestley & Helen Blake Ambulatory Care Center in Enfield.
Dr. Roose has been a valued member of Trinity Health Of New England since 2013, previously serving as Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Behavioral Health at Mercy Medical Center. As Chief Medical Officer from 2019 to 2022, he played a pivotal role in guiding Mercy through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before joining Trinity Health Of New England, Dr. Roose served as Director of Quality Improvement and Medical Director in the Division of Substance Abuse at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. He is board-certified in Family Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, and Addiction Medicine and was recognized as the 2013 Addiction Medicine Physician of the Year by the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. A respected thought leader, Dr. Roose has contributed to numerous local, state, and national committees, and served as a media expert and public speaker.
About Trinity Health Of New England
Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated nonprofit health care delivery system formed in 2015 and is a member of Trinity Health located in Livonia, Michigan, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation serving communities in 22 states. Trinity Health Of New England is comprised of Saint Francis Hospital and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut; Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, Connecticut; Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut; Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, and Brightside for Families and Children in Springfield, Massachusetts; and Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group, a primary and multi-specialty physician group with locations across Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Visit TrinityHealthOfNE.org for more information and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @THOfNewEngland.