*Sandra Broderick.
SANDRA BRODERICK has been appointed as the HSE’s first Regional Executive Officer to head the new health authority in the Mid-West.
CEO of the HSE, Bernard Gloster appointed Ms Broderick to the role which she commenced in the week prior to Christmas.
She emerged as the preferred candidate for the Mid-West in the recent recruitment process to fill the six regional leadership posts. The other five successful candidates will be announced shortly.
Regional Executive Officers are to assume responsibility for their new roles from March 1st. Gloster decided to proceed earlier with the Mid-West appointment, this is believed to be due to the continued high-levels of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital, University Hospital Limerick.
Sandra began working in healthcare in the UK where she qualified as a general nurse working across community and acute services. While in the UK, Sandra worked in a variety of patient facing and integrated management roles from staff nurse working on the front line right through to Regional Improvement Advisor supporting several health and social care provider organisations.
Five years ago, she returned to Ireland taking up the role of Assistant National Director Older People Operations within the HSE.
In her new role, she assumes responsibility for UL Hospitals, HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare and Mid-West Public Health. The Hospital Group CEO, the Community Health Organisation’s Chief Officer and the Director of Public Health will report directly to her, and she will report directly to the HSE’s CEO.
HSE CEO, Gloster stated, “I have considered it is necessary at this time to proceed ahead of the changes in other regions and to make this intervention in the Mid-West. I have asked Sandra to establish an immediate office presence and support team in the Mid-West pending her own final decisions on more permanent arrangements. I would ask that all of the leadership of the organisation support this expedited arrangement and I am sure you will join me in wishing Sandra the very best for what will be a challenging, new but exciting phase of development in our Health Services”.
