Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), in Livingston, announces the appointment of Robert Weitzman as the Vice President for Ambulatory Care.
“We welcome Rob to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center,” says Richard Davis, President and CEO, CBMC. “Rob is an experienced health care leader who has implemented strategies to drive operational efficiency, high-quality patient care, regulatory readiness and financial performance. Under Rob’s leadership, we look forward to continued growth within our outpatient services and enhanced access to care for our community.”
A native New Yorker, Rob attended Fordham University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. After attaining licensure as a financial advisor, he began his career at UBS, and later assumed roles in banking with Wells Fargo and operations with Citigroup.
In 2005, Rob pivoted to health care, joining NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center as an operations analyst. He was promoted to operations manager, and later served as practice administrator for women’s health and pediatrics in the Ambulatory Care Network. Rob was then promoted to director of operations at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. During his tenure at NewYork-Presbyterian, Rob was responsible for day-to-day operations, strategic initiatives and long-term projects. He also served as the incident commander for all regulatory activity and emergencies, including during the COVID-19 response and multiple Joint Commission surveys.
Rob completed his Masters of Business Administration at Rochester Institute of Technology Saunders College of Business. He is also a graduate of the Building Tomorrow’s Leadership program at NewYork-Presbyterian, and holds a certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) from Cornell University. Rob is currently completing a REACH Fellowship at Columbia University (Responding to Epidemics and Crises in Health).
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