Lindsey Colangelo, MSN, RN, Named Chief Nursing Officer of University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center

Newswise — BEACHWOOD, Ohio–Lindsey Colangelo, MSN, RN, has been named Chief Nursing Officer of University Hospitals (UH) Ahuja Medical Center, following an extensive national search, with more than 100 candidates. Colangelo will begin her new appointment on April 23, 2023.

“Lindsey is an influential nurse with a transformational leadership style,” said Ashley Carlucci, MSN, MHA, RN, CEN, Chief Nursing Officer, UH East & West Markets. “She is well-known for engaging employees and fostering strong relationships with colleagues, and we’re confident that her robust leadership experience will help us continue to advance our mission, vision and values throughout the health system.”

Colangelo has been a nurse for 11 years and in a nursing leadership role since 2016. She has been in multiple leadership roles at UH Ahuja Medical Center, as an Assistant Nurse Manager in Med/Surg, Nurse Manager of the Emergency Department, and Nursing Operations Manager.

In her most recent role as Community Director of the Center for Emergency Medicine, Colangelo supported UH’s 12 community Emergency Departments and helped to improve employee engagement and satisfaction throughout the Emergency Departments by developing recognition awards and orientation programs. She is continually focused on driving change through care redesign and improvement outcomes, and recently presented at the Next Generation Patient Experience Conference on the value of technology in improving nursing workflow and patient experience.

“We are pleased to have found that the best candidate for our new Chief Nursing Officer was already a member of the UH family,” said Percival Kane Jr., MHA, Chief Operating Officer, UH Ahuja Medical Center. “Lindsey’s expertise in clinical operations, change management, innovation and process improvement will help us advance into the major next chapter of the hospital with our Phase 2 expansion project opening in June. Our leadership team looks forward to having her rejoin us at UH Ahuja.”

Colangelo was honored with the Faces of Care outstanding nurse award from the Greater Cleveland Nurses Association in 2019 and UH’s Clinical Nurse Excellence Award in 2013. She earned her BSN from University of Akron and her MSN from Chamberlain University. She lives in Aurora with her husband and family.

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About University Hospitals / Cleveland, Ohio
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 21 hospitals (including five joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. The main campus also includes the UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with more than 30,000 employees. Follow UH on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. For more information, visit UHhospitals.org.