January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025
After an extensive national search, Kevin Whitney, DNP, RN, has been selected as president and chief operating officer (PCOO) for Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH), effective March 15. Whitney currently serves as the vice president of Community Operations for the MGB Community Division. In addition, since May of 2024, he has been serving as interim vice president, Patient Care Services (PCS) and chief nursing officer (CNO) for CDH, where he has helped advance quality and safety initiatives, enhanced nurse staffing, and accelerated recruitment and retention efforts.
“I am confident in Kevin’s ability to lead CDH in delivering the safest, highest-quality care and an exceptional experience for patients,” said CarolAnn Williams, president, Mass General Brigham Community Division and senior vice president, Operations, Mass General Brigham.
In his new role, Whitney will oversee hospital operations, inpatient and outpatient clinical care including the VNA and Hospice, budgeting and operating performance.
With more than 34 years’ experience in healthcare, Whitney is a seasoned clinician and an enthusiastic, strategic, and innovative leader in both community and academic medical center settings, with proven quality, operational outcomes and financial performance. Prior to his current roles, Whitney served for two years as the chief operating officer for MGB Healthcare at Home.
From 2017 through 2022, Whitney served as the senior vice president, PCS and CNO for Newton-Wellesley Hospital, providing strategic and operational leadership for nursing and PCS. From 2011 through 2017, he served as the associate chief nurse for Surgical, Orthopedics and Neurosciences at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to joining MGB, Whitney worked at Emerson Hospital for 20 years serving in clinical and leadership roles, including vice president, PCS and CNO.
Whitney earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice, Executive Leadership from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, a Master of Arts, Health Care Administration, from Framingham State University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and an Associate of Science in Paramedic Technology from Northeastern University. He is board certified as a Nurse Executive-Advanced (NEA-BC), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and is a member of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). In 2024, Whitney received the UMASS Lowell Solomont School of Nursing Alumni Award recognizing his significant contributions to the nursing profession and epitomizing the University’s values of hard work, integrity, compassion, and stewardship.
Whitney and his wife, Cynthia, live in Southampton, Massachusetts.
