Karen Pinsky, MD, has been appointed CEO of Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa.
According to an April 9 news release, Dr. Pinsky has served as interim CEO of the hospital since July 2024 after five years as the hospital’s chief medical officer. Prior to that, she served for 15 years as the medical director of newborn and pediatric services at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania Care Network with CCH and became the hospital’s chief medical information officer in 2008. She expanded her role as chief quality and medical information officer in 2018.
Throughout her tenure at CCH, Dr. Pinsky has led numerous projects related to improving quality and safety outcomes while enhancing employee engagement with an emphasis on system growth. As CMO during the COVID-19 pandemic, she “brought a steady leadership hand to CCH operational and clinical teams,” according to the release, and spearheaded regional vaccine distribution through community outreach.
Dr. Pinsky earned her medical degree from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal. She also earned a graduate certificate in biomedical informatics from Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. She is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Preventative Medicine in Clinical Informatics.
