Tara Yurinich, MSN, RN, Named Chief Nursing Officer At Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
December 13, 2024Categories: Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
MAYWOOD, IL – Tara Yurinich, MSN, RN, has joined Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (GMH) as its Chief Nursing Officer, effective Dec. 15. In this leadership role, Yurinich will oversee nursing services at GMH and serve as a key clinical executive for Loyola Medicine.
Yurinich has been serving as the interim CNO at Gottlieb since October and before that, held the role of executive director of clinical operations at Loyola University Medical Center since 2019. With 24 years of nursing experience, she has worked in various clinical capacities, including emergency and trauma nursing. Before joining Loyola Medicine, Yurinich was the director of emergency services at MetroSouth Medical Center, where she also served as Interim Chief Nursing Officer.
Yurinich holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Loyola University and a master's degree in nursing from Aurora University. She is actively involved in the Chicagoland community, leading events focused on injury prevention, gun violence reduction and first aid education. Additionally, Yurinich is a strong advocate for clinical nurses, serving as a senior leader on Loyola University Medical Center’s nurse staffing and finance council, one of its most engaged professional governance bodies. Her leadership played a key role in LUMC achieving its recent 4th ANCC Magnet© designation.
Over the last two months, Yurinich has built strong relationships with the GMH nursing and executive teams as well as various clinical partners. "Her leadership style is supportive and collaborative, resulting in an environment that benefits our patients and our colleagues," said Elizabeth E. Early, President of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. "As she steps into this new role, we are confident that Tara’s commitment, expertise and experience will continue the trajectory of nursing excellence at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. We look forward to supporting her initiatives and witnessing the positive changes she will bring to our team and community."
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
Established in 1961, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park that includes the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care, Loyola Cancer Care & Research at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center, acute rehabilitation, a transitional care center, childcare center and fitness center. Founded in 1919, MacNeal Hospital is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services and a 68-bed behavioral health program.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).