Last week Steward Health Care System LLC announced the appointment of Walter J. Ramos as the new president of Carney Hospital, an affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, in Dorchester. An experienced healthcare executive, Ramos most recently served as the President & CEO of DotHouse Health, a Joint Commission-accredited health center in Dorchester. He will assume his new role at Carney Hospital in July 2015.
“Walter Ramos understands Dorchester and the surrounding communities and will bring new energy and vision to this role at Carney Hospital,” said Mark Girard, M.D., president of Steward Hospital Group. “Carney Hospital is in the midst of an exciting resurgence. In recent years, Carney has consistently earned national awards for quality patient care, grown the number of primary care and specialist physicians and significantly expanded available services and improved the facilities. We believe Walter Ramos will provide the leadership needed at this important time at the Carney.”
At DotHouse Health, Ramos was engaged with the local community and produced strong operating results while the community health center also achieved national standards for quality and safety in healthcare delivery. Ramos previously served in senior leadership roles at the Massachusetts Hospital Association and Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan before joining DotHouse Health in 2012.
“I am so proud that Carney Hospital has attracted the kind of talent Walter Ramos possesses,” said J. Keith Motley, chair of the Carney Hospital board of directors and chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston. “He is a proven leader with strong connections to the communities of Dorchester and Boston, and he understands the health care needs in the neighborhoods and of their residents.”
“I understand and appreciate the diverse communities that Carney Hospital serves,” explained Ramos. “I am excited to join Carney Hospital and look forward to working with caregivers, patients, and community leaders to build on the hospital’s excellent track record in recent years.”
Ramos holds a B.A. from Roger Williams University and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. He completed a fellowship in healthcare executive leadership with the Center for Creative Leadership. Originally from the Fall River/New Bedford area, he resides in Boston’s South End.
