Steven C. Snelgrove Named Next President of Howard County General Hospital

Dear Colleague,

Please join us in welcoming Steven C. Snelgrove as the new president of Howard County General Hospital. He will join us on Jan. 16, 2014, when Vic Broccolino retires. Steve is currently the president of Wake Forest Baptist Health Lexington Medical Center and brings with him a breadth of experience with both community hospitals and academic medical centers. The message below was sent to staff and physicians at Howard County General Hospital from Brian Gragnolati, senior vice president of Johns Hopkins Health System Community Division, and Peter J. Rogers Jr., chair of the board of trustees of Howard County General Hospital. Please read it to learn more about Steve and this important role.

Sincerely,

Paul B. Rothman, M.D.
Dean of the Medical Faculty
CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Ronald R. Peterson
President
The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System
EVP, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to inform you that the Howard County General Hospital Board of Trustees has named Steven C. Snelgrove president of Howard County General Hospital, effective January 16, 2014. An experienced leader with 34 years of healthcare management in both academic and community hospital settings has been chosen to succeed Vic Broccolino, who will retire as president and CEO on January 15, 2014 after 24 years of service.

Mr. Snelgrove has been with the Wake Forest Baptist Health System since 1989, holding several positions critical to hospital operations, including vice president of medicine and operations and director of facilities, planning and construction at the main academic campus of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Most recently, he served as president of two of the health system's community hospitals, Lexington Medical Center and Davie County Hospital.

Having grown in his career as part of a large hospital system, he brings established skills working with both community and academic-based physicians to advance care in the community. Working collaboratively with physicians, he has led Centers of Excellence for clinical services such as orthopedics, heart and vascular and neurosciences.

In addition to his leadership positions, early in his career, he worked in planning, institutional development and general services at Baystate Medical Center, a 1,100 bed teaching hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Mr. Snelgrove earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management from The University of Connecticut and a Masters of Business Administration at The University of Hartford.

The Snelgrove family looks forward to their new home in Howard County and to becoming a part of the community.

Mr. Snelgrove's depth of knowledge about how hospitals work and his complete understanding of the healthcare delivery system will serve him well in his new role, allowing him to leverage the strengths of Howard County General Hospital within the Johns Hopkins Medicine community, expand partnerships with community physicians, and continue providing outstanding care for the residents of Howard County.

Please join us in welcoming him to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Sincerely,

Brian Gragnolati
Senior Vice President, Johns Hopkins Health System Community Division

Peter J. Rogers Jr.
Chair, Board of Trustees of Howard County General Hospital