{"id":140353,"date":"2026-02-20T20:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/140353\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:07:07","slug":"nyc-healthhospitals-exec-to-take-over-as-maimonides-ceo-after-merger-finalized-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/140353\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Health+Hospitals exec to take over as Maimonides CEO after merger finalized \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PF-svetlana-SBH.webp.jpeg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"svetlana maimonides health+hospitals ceo\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Svetlana Lipyanskaya will be appointed CEO of Maimonides Hospital after the merger with NYC Health+Hospitals is approved. <\/p>\n<p>File photo by Paul Frangipane<\/p>\n<p>An NYC Health+Hospitals executive will take the helm at Maimonides Health after the pending merger of the systems is finalized.\n<\/p>\n<p>Svetlana Lipyanskaya, currently CEO of NYC Health+Hospitals\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nychealthandhospitals.org\/locations\/south-brooklyn-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">South Brooklyn Health<\/a>, will be appointed CEO of Maimonides Health after the city\u2019s plan to acquire Maimonides is approved, NYCH+H announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>She will replace Maimonides\u2019 existing president and CEO, Ken Gibbs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaimonides is an integral part of Brooklyn\u2019s healthcare landscape. It delivers exceptional quality care, including state-of-the art specialty services, to New Yorkers every day,\u201d Lipyanskaya said in a statement. \u201cI look forward to the opportunity to lead Maimonides as its joins NYC Health + Hospitals and together build on the great work they already do today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear where <a href=\"https:\/\/maimo.org\/about-us\/our-leadership\/kenneth-d-gibbs-president-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gibbs<\/a>, who has served as CEO of Maimonides Medical Center since 2016, will land.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-235889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-MaimonidesCED_102125-6.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"maimonides CEO\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Ken Gibbs, Maimonides\u2019 current president and CEO. File photo by Gabriele Holtermann\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, Ken is primarily focused on supporting the successful transition of Maimonides becoming a part of H + H,\u201d said Maimonides spox Tina Lee. \u201cNo decisions have been made on his future role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Gibbs said it was a \u201cprivilege to welcome Svetlana to the Maimonides family.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has been a successful and effective leader at NYC Health + Hospitals\/South Brooklyn Health and a long-time, trusted partner,\u201d he said. \u201cI have known her for years and, most recently, we have been working together to bring Maimonides into NYC Health + Hospitals and lay the foundation for a successful transition and launch to further serve our communities and support the outstanding Maimonides team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lipyanskaya has served as CEO of South Brooklyn Health since 2020, and has overseen massive renovations to the hospital\u2019s campus and the construction of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospital-ribbon-cutting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital<\/a>. She plans to \u201cspend more time\u201d at Maimonides in the coming months to help \u201cunderstand the needs of patients, staff and the community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manjinder Kaur, South Brooklyn Health\u2019s COO and former Chief Nursing Officer, will be made CEO at South Brooklyn Health, according to NYCH+H.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-186132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05022023_PF_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg_Hospital_Ribbon_Cutting_19-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Members of South Brooklyn Health and elected officials cut the ribbon on Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Lipyanskaya (center) cuts the ribbon on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospital in 2023. File photo by Paul Frangipane\n<\/p>\n<p>The terms of the merger are being finalized, per NYCH+H.\u00a0Officials said last year that they expect the acquisition to be made official in April, though it must first be approved by the Attorney General. The City Council\u2019s Committee on Hospitals is set to hold an oversight hearing about the merger on <a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/Calendar.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">March 2<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hospital and government officials have said the merger will bolster the financially-struggling Maimonides by giving it access to higher Medicaid reimbursement rates only available to public hospitals and to the charting and patient communication platforms Epic and MyChart. NYCH+H has said there will be \u201cno change in patient care\u201d at Maimonides during the merger.<\/p>\n<p>Seven members of Maimonides\u2019 Board of Trustees last year sued to stop the merger, which they say will threaten the quality of care and Maimonides\u2019 ability to provide culturally-specific care to its largely Orthodox Jewish patients. The suit claims Maimonides ignored offers to merge with other health systems and forced Trustees to vote on the merger on short notice.<\/p>\n<p>In court documents, H+H has dismissed many of the suit\u2019s claims. The parties are scheduled to appear in court on April 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Svetlana Lipyanskaya will be appointed CEO of Maimonides Hospital after the merger with NYC Health+Hospitals is approved. 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