Fox Named as White Plains Hospital CEO Following Schandler’s Retirement
The Board of Directors of White Plains Hospital announced that Susan Fox, current president of White Plains Hospital will become President and Chief Executive Officer upon Jon Schandler’s retirement in 2015. Fox will succeed Schandler following his 38-year tenure.
Michael Divney, board chair, confirmed the approved succession at a recent meeting. “Since coming to White Plains Hospital three years ago, Susan has been instrumental in advancing our Hospital’s mission of providing high-quality and compassionate health care for the residents of the Westchester community and has demonstrated to the Board that she has the skill and vision to lead us into the future,” Divney said in an announcement last week.
Fox, a longtime Westchester resident, brings more than 25 years of health care management experience to her position. Prior to joining White Plains Hospital in 2010 as Senior Vice President of Administration, Fox served as Senior Vice President, Physician and Ambulatory Network Services at North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System (NSLIJHS), where she worked for 14 years. Prior to NSLIJHS, she was a Senior Manager of Health Care Consulting at Ernst and Young.
