Loyola University Medical Center Names New President
June 17, 2025CONTACT:
Allison Peters
708-216-6140
MILLWOOD, IL - Loyola University Medical Center has appointed Elizabeth E. Early, MHA, FACHE, as president of Loyola University Medical Center.
Since 2021, Early has served as president of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, where she has demonstrated her capabilities and commitment to advancing the health of our communities and improving the colleague and patient experience. She has a proven record of expense and productivity management, strategic planning and business development, and quality improvement. Under her leadership, Gottlieb saw an increase in surgical case volume, a reduction in falls and readmissions, and Gottlieb’s skilled nursing unit was named to U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Nursing Homes in Illinois for three consecutive years.
Early joined Loyola Medicine in 2019 as the regional vice president of professional and support services, managing operations for facilities, environmental services, food and nutrition, transportation and security. She has retained regional responsibility for laboratory and imaging services for Loyola’s hospitals and outpatient centers. She has also held leadership positions at Presence Health (now Ascension Health), UChicago Medicine and Northwestern Medicine. Early's dedication to health care is further reflected in her recognition as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Ohio University and a Master of Health Administration from Ohio State University.
Early's 25 years of leadership experience managing a diverse portfolio of inpatient and ambulatory departments within complex academic medical centers, community hospitals and large integrated health care systems will be invaluable as she guides Loyola University Medical Center forward.
"I am confident that under her leadership, Loyola University Medical Center will continue to excel in providing outstanding care that benefits our patients, colleagues and the communities we serve," said Shawn P. Vincent, president and CEO of Loyola Medicine. "She will play a pivotal role in shaping our clinical programs and ensuring that LUMC is equipped to serve our communities for generations to come."
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 235-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 349-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).