Stuart Paxton Named LVHHN’s Chief Operating Officer

Lehigh Valley, Pa. (Oct. 13, 2006) – Stuart Paxton has been named to the position of chief operating officer at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. Paxton had served as senior vice president of operations for what is now Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg in Bethlehem for the past nine years.

"Stuart Paxton has been with LVH for 24 years. He has the respect and affection of our staff and the community, and he has been instrumental in the growth and acceptance that our Muhlenberg campus has enjoyed in the community," said Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., LVHHN’s president and CEO.

Paxton began his LVH career as controller at The Allentown Hospital. He assumed positions of increased responsibility in the finance department. In 1994, he moved into operations, taking on the role of vice president for support services, overseeing implementation of a number of improvement initiatives, particularly in materials management. When what was then Muhlenberg Hospital Center merged with LVH, Paxton became senior vice president of operations for that campus. His initial focus was to ensure that the merger was successful. For the past six years he has overseen the revitalization of that campus and its expansion, most recently with the seven story patient care pavilion.

Paxton serves on the board of the Lehigh Valley Industrial Park and has served on the Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce board. At present he is president of the Bethlehem Area Moravian Board and serves on the board of the Moravian Book Shop.

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