Atlantic Health System Public Relations Department
Luke Margolis
MORRISTOWN, NJ – JANUARY 26, 2023 – Atlantic Health is sharing exciting news about recent additions to its Board of Trustees. The integrated care delivery system, which cares for a region of 6.2 million people in 12 counties across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, is pleased to welcome Jaynee LaVecchia, Dr. Mai Pham, and Michael Ranger.
Jaynee LaVecchia, currently a partner at the law firm of McCarter & English, served for more than 21 years on the New Jersey Supreme Court, making her the longest-serving female justice in the State’s history. As associate justice, she presided over hundreds of complex cases on issues impacting New Jersey’s most prominent industries. From 1998 to 2000, LaVecchia served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, where saw oversaw thousands of banks, insurers, and credit unions. She previously served as Deputy Chief Counsel for Governor Thomas Kean, Chief Administrative Law Judge in the State’s Office of Administrative Law, and as Director of the Division of Law within the Department of Law and Public Safety. Born in Paterson, LaVecchia is a graduate of Douglass College and Rutgers School of Law – Newark. She is a recipient of the Medal of Honor from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, a member of the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni, and has been honored with the Rutgers Law School Distinguished Alumni Award and the New Jersey Women of Achievement Award.
Hoangmai (Mai) H. Pham, MD, MPH is President of the Institute for Exceptional Care, a non-profit dedicated to making healthcare better for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A general internist and health policy leader, Dr. Pham formerly served as Vice President, Provider Alignment Solutions at Anthem (now Elevance), the country’s second largest health insurer. She was previously Chief Innovation Officer at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, where she served as architect of Medicare’s primary care and accountable care organization programs. She is a trustee of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care and serves on the National Advisory Council for the Agency on Healthcare Research and Quality. She has published widely on the intersection of provider payment policy and health disparities, care coordination, and quality performance. An Adjunct Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pham holds an A.B. from Harvard University, M.D. from Temple University, and M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University.
Michael W. Ranger was appointed CEO of Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA), a world leader in sustainable materials management and energy solutions, in 2020. He subsequently led the organization through the pandemic and a successful acquisition by EQT Infrastructure. Co-founder of the private equity firm, Diamond Castle Holdings, Ranger was previously group head of Global Energy & Power at DLJ. He is the lead director for the board of directors at Consolidated Edison, Inc. Ranger presently serves as board chair of his alma mater, St. Lawrence University. He formerly served as board chair of The Seeing Eye and board president of the Morristown-Beard School. Ranger is a board member of LifeCamp, Inc., a nonprofit providing enriching summer camp experiences for young Newark residents.
“We are delighted to welcome these remarkable leaders to the Atlantic Health family and grateful they will volunteer their time and talent to advance our mission to build healthier communities,” said Brian Gragnolati, President and CEO. “We look forward to engaging their expertise and experience in support of every patient who entrusts us with their care.”
About Atlantic Health System
Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of more than 18,000 team members and 4,800 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health System serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 12 counties and 6.2 million people. The not-for-profit system offers more than 400 sites of care, including its seven hospitals: Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and through its partnership with CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, NJ.
Atlantic Medical Group, comprised of 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers, represents one of the largest multi-specialty practices in New Jersey and joins Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners as part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.
Atlantic Health System provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 23 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Anywhere Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Atlantic Health System leads the Healthcare Transformation Consortium, a partnership of six regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability and is a founding member of the PIER Consortium – Partners in Innovation, Education, and Research – a streamlined clinical trial system that will expand access to groundbreaking research across five health systems in the region.
Atlantic Health System has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University and is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.