Garnet Health Announces New Chief Clinical Transformation Officer

MIDDLETOWN, NY (Mar. 5, 2024) — Garnet Health is pleased to announce the promotion of Leroy Cordero Floyd III, MD, to the new position of chief clinical transformation officer (CCTO). In this role, Dr. Floyd will spearhead the enhancement of quality standards, ensuring that all aspects of patient care not just meet but exceed established benchmarks. Additionally, he will help propel next-generation clinical operating performance and innovation.

“As the healthcare landscape evolves, the role of chief clinical transformation officer becomes increasingly pivotal in driving short-term achievements and orchestrating long-term strategic enhancements,” remarked Jonathan Schiller, president and CEO of Garnet Health. “Dr. Floyd’s extensive tenure within our healthcare system uniquely positions him to lead us into the future, inspiring change and delivering optimal outcomes for patients and our organization.” 

Dr. Floyd joined Garnet Health Doctors in 2015 as a hospitalist and was promoted to medical director of the hospitalist program in 2019. Notably, in 2022, Dr. Floyd was named chief medical officer for Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills and executive sponsor to the graduate medical education program, in addition to his hospitalist responsibilities. He also currently serves as president of the medical staff for Garnet Health Medical Center. 

Dr. Floyd is a clinical faculty member within Garnet Health Medical Center’s internal medicine residency program and an adjunct clinical assistant professor of medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Board certified in internal medicine and a certified physician executive, Dr. Floyd received his Doctor of Medicine from Florida State University and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. 

“I am honored and eager to take on this new role at Garnet Health,” said Dr. Floyd. “Healthcare is moving and evolving at a fast pace. Working alongside an exemplary leadership team, I look forward to challenging all of us to think long-term, envisioning our future success while celebrating the incremental triumphs along the way.”
 
To learn more about Garnet Health, visit garnethealth.org.

About Garnet Health 

Garnet Health is a New York State not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Middletown, New York, approximately 60 miles northwest of New York City. It is the corporate parent of Garnet Health Medical Center, Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills, Garnet Health Doctors, Garnet Health Urgent Care, Garnet Health Foundation and Garnet Health Foundation – Catskills. Garnet Health is dedicated to developing specialty services, medical programs and needed healthcare services that allow residents to remain close to home to receive quality care.

Providing healthcare to approximately 500,000 residents in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, Garnet Health was designed to improve the quality, stability and efficiency of healthcare services in the mid-Hudson and Catskills region. Garnet Health provides the services of more than 4,000 employed professionals and over 850 medical staff members. An academic affiliate of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Garnet Health retains compassionate professionals who continually strive toward the hospital’s mission to improve the health of our community by providing exceptional healthcare. To learn more about Garnet Health, visit garnethealth.org.