Shannon Cermak Named Chief Operations Officer, and Vice President of Ambulatory for Loyola Medical Group
August 1, 2025CONTACT:
Allison Peters
allison.peters@luhs.org
708-216-6140
MAYWOOD, IL – Shannon Cermak, MHA, who previously served as the vice president of ambulatory sites, has been named Chief Operations Officer, Medical Group, and Vice President of Ambulatory for Loyola Medical Group, effective immediately.
In this expanded role, Cermak will oversee the operations and strategic growth of both the Loyola Medical Group (LMG) and ambulatory services. She will work closely with Chief Clinical Officer Chris M. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, FACS, LMG's Chief Medical Officer Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, and other senior leaders to drive clinical growth, improve access and enhance the patient and provider experience across the system.
Since joining Loyola Medicine as vice president of ambulatory sites, Cermak has brought operational excellence and strategic leadership. She previously served as the vice president of practice operations at Rush University Medical Center, where she led ambulatory operations for 65 specialties and subspecialties and was instrumental in advancing patient access and value-based care initiatives. Cermak holds a master’s degree in health administration from Washington State University.
In her new role, Cermak will be responsible for managing all aspects of LMG and ambulatory services to meet clinical, quality, financial and operational goals. She will lead strategic planning in collaboration with department chairs and medical directors, enhance physician engagement and referral coordination, and drive innovation in access, service delivery and care integration.
Additionally, she will partner with Dr. Gonzalez on provider recruitment, retention and performance management, while ensuring regulatory compliance and data-driven decision-making across LMG and ambulatory services.
“Shannon’s appointment to this key leadership role reflects her proven track record, strategic vision and deep commitment to excellence,” said Shawn P. Vincent, president and CEO of Loyola Medicine. “She is well-positioned to lead the operational initiatives of Loyola Medical Group and ambulatory services into the future.”
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).