WILMINGTON, Del.,
Aug. 1,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nemours Children's Health today
announced the appointment of Sean D.
Baptiste as Chief People Officer. In the newly established
position, Baptiste will be responsible for fostering and
maintaining a culture of wellness across Nemours Children's,
one of the largest integrated pediatric health systems in the
nation.
"Our bold vision of creating the healthiest generations of
children requires an equally bold commitment to building the
healthiest workforce in America," said R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, President and CEO
of Nemours Children's Health. "I am thrilled to welcome Sean to
Nemours Children's. His expertise in driving positive
organizational change will be an invaluable resource to our 9,200+
associates as we continue our work to reimagine pediatric
health."
Baptiste brings a wealth of experience as a senior human
resources (HR) executive with a proven track record of leading
people strategies in large, complex healthcare systems. Joining
Nemours Children's from RWJBarnabas Health, Baptiste served as Vice
President of Talent and Innovation, and led a large team of human
resource professionals. His responsibilities included designing,
implementing and executing enterprise-wide strategic and
operational workforce strategies and innovative, diversified talent
strategies to support internal and external talent. Baptiste's
experiences focused on employee relations; talent management;
diversity, equity, and inclusion; learning and development; and
compensation. Before joining RWJBarnabas, he held multiple HR roles
at UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Massachusetts.
"I am honored to join Nemours Children's Health as the first
Chief People Officer in service of our associates across five
states," said Baptiste. "I look forward to continuing my work
building healthy organizations with strong cultures of wellness for
associates, patients and providers."
Baptiste received his Master of Healthcare Administration from
The Milken Institute School for Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He earned his Bachelor of
Science in Business Management from Fairleigh
Dickinson University (FDU) in Teaneck, New Jersey. Baptiste also is a Lean
Six Sigma-Certified Yellow Belt. He serves as President of the
New Jersey chapter of the National
Association of Health Services Executives and is a member of the
FDU Silberman College of Business Board of Advisors.
About Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children's Health is one of the nation's largest multistate
pediatric health systems, which includes two freestanding
children's hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and
specialty care practices. Nemours Children's seeks to transform the
health of children by adopting a holistic health model that
utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also
addressing children's needs well beyond medicine. In producing the
highly acclaimed, award-winning pediatric medicine podcast Well
Beyond Medicine, Nemours underscores that commitment by featuring
the people, programs and partnerships addressing whole child
health. Nemours Children's also powers the world's most-visited
website for information on the health of children and teens,
Nemours KidsHealth.org.
The Nemours Foundation, established through the legacy and
philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, provides pediatric clinical care,
research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to the
children, families and communities it serves. For more information,
visit Nemours.org.
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