Terika Richardson to expand role and also serve as President of Central Chicagoland Patient Service Area


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Terika Richardson

Advocate Aurora Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Terika Richardson to an expanded role as President of Central Chicagoland Patient Service Area (PSA) effective January 5, 2020.

In her new role, Terika will provide strategic oversight and growth accountability for Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, as well as ambulatory operations in the PSA. In addition to her new role, she will continue to serve as President of Advocate Lutheran General, where she oversees hospital operations and financial performance.

Terika has more than 20 years of health care experience, proving herself with exceptional leadership and a wealth of experience. She joined Advocate in 2016 and has since spearheaded a growth and modernization project of Lutheran General’s surgical suites, has exceeded the Health Outcomes target and has achieved top decile outpatient patient engagement. In 2017, Terika assumed leadership of Advocate South Suburban Hospital, serving Chicago’s southern suburbs. She started her career at Advocate as the President of Advocate Trinity Hospital. Before joining Advocate, she served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Retreat Doctors’ Hospital in Richmond, VA.

Featured on Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 list of the city’s most distinguished young leaders in 2016, Terika’s achievements have been broadly recognized. She was named the 2017 Chicago United Leader of Color and received the 2017 Young Healthcare Executive of the Year award from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Chicago Chapter. Recently, she was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare.

Terika holds a master’s degree in Public Health and a bachelor’s degree in Biopsychology and Cognitive Science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Currently, Terika serves as the Chair for the early careerist committee and on the regional policy board for the American Hospital Association.

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