Saint Peter’s Healthcare president named to Influencers Power List 2024

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System President and CEO Leslie D. Hirsch was recently named among those chosen for ROI-NJ’s Influencers Power List 2024 in the category of Health Care.

ROI-NJ, a media company created to inform and connect businesses in New Jersey, notes Hirsch was selected as a leader who “heads a system that recently made a $12 million expansion of its Family Health Center, which screens patients to better understand the impact of their social determinants of health.”

 “It’s a privilege to be recognized among those who strive to make a positive impact on their respective industry,” said Hirsch. “This is truly an honor not only for me but for all those at Saint Peter’s who are committed to fulfilling our healthcare ministry of providing humble service to humanity, especially the most vulnerable. Saint Peter’s has been an integral part of our community for more than 116 years, and we will continue to stay focused on improving the lives of those we serve.”

The critically important modernization and expansion of the Family Health Center, which currently sees 60,000 visits a year, will support Saint Peter’s mission of service to the community by increasing capacity for 100,000 visits, with a focus on the identification of social determinants, such as food scarcity and lack of transportation, impacting patient health and enhanced efforts to work with community leaders to address these critical issues.

Michelle Lazzarotti, senior director of marketing for Saint Peter’s, stressed, “ROI’s Influencers Power List 2024: Health Care represents the most influential individuals shaping health care in the state of New Jersey. Their leadership helped us navigate the pandemic and they continue to shape the future of health care by staying abreast of new technology, emerging treatment protocols and making sure that social determinants of health are not overlooked as a key factor impacting hospitalizations and long-term physical and mental well-being.”

Hirsch has been an active community leader throughout his career and is the recipient of numerous awards and recognition.

He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trustees of the Hope Through Education Foundation having recently been honored as its Person of the Year, and the Middlesex County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, William Paterson University, and has also been recognized by NJBIZ in its Power 100 and Health Care Power 50 lists and by ROI-NJ in its Influencers Power lists, as well as its recently announced “Champions of the C-Suite” list honoring New Jersey’s top 150 business industry leaders.

Also, he has been a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) for over 30 years and was honored with the Distinguished Service Award from ACHE-New Jersey.

Lazzarotti added, “Mr. Hirsch is a longtime advocate of the underserved in our communities. He lives out our Catholic mission of compassionate, humble service to all, especially the most vulnerable, each day.”