Mountainside Medical Center names new chief operating officer

MONTCLAIR / GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Alec Grabowski has been named chief operating officer for Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center. He replaces Tim O’Brien, who was promoted to chief executive officer in August 2020.

Grabowski comes to Mountainside Medical Center with more than a decade of health care leadership experience in a variety of hospital settings. Most recently, he served as COO at Hospital Corporation of America’s Summerville Medical Center, where he also served as interim hospital president. While at Summerville, which is located in South Carolina, Grabowski’s leadership resulted in improved patient experience, increased employee engagement, expansion of the hospital’s campus totaling more than $150 million and significant surgical volume growth in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Alec brings a breadth of experience in health care operations to this role,” O’Brien said. “His expertise will enhance our ability to increase the range and scope of services available at our community hospital, and we are excited to have him on board.”

Grabowski earned a master’s degree in business administration and health care administration from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Ga., and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kennesaw State University, in Kennesaw, Ga. 

Originally from upstate New York, Grabowski looks forward to returning to the New York metropolitan area to be closer to family and friends.

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