ABOUT
Lou Giancola joined South County Health as President and CEO in the fall of 2000. Prior to his appointment, he served as Chief Operating Officer of the Lahey Clinic in Massachusetts and previously in a similar capacity at Women and Infants Hospital. He is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan.
A healthcare executive with more than forty-five years’ experience, he has served in management positions in major hospitals in California and Pennsylvania. He holds numerous national and regional professional memberships.
Currently, Lou is a member of the Board of Directors, Care Transformation Collaborative (CTC) and Chair of the State Innovation Model Steering Committee (SIM). He is a member of the Executive Committee, the Rhode Island Business Group on Health (RIBGH, a non-profit membership organization representing the voice of RI business on health care), and member of the Expert Advisory Committee for HealthSource RI (HSRI). He is also a member and former Chairman of the Board of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI).
As chief executive of a non-profit community hospital and health system, Lou is passionate about pro-actively serving the health care needs of the community through various initiatives and is focused on building commitment of all stakeholders to quality and patient safety. He is active in the Patient Centered Medical Home movement and serves on the Thundermist Health Center Advisory Council. Lou has participated in medical missions to Honduras to experience healthcare and public health issues in a very different culture.
Lou is a native of Westchester County, New York. He and his wife are residents of Providence, where he also serves on the Board of Trustees of Trinity Repertory Company. October 1, 2015
