Cornelio Catena

Cornelio Catena is Senior Vice President, Lehigh Valley Health Network, and President, Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Pocono, located in East Stroudsburg, Pa. He began serving in this role in 2022. Mr. Catena joined LVHN after more than 20 years with Community Health Systems (CHS), most recently serving as Market Chief Business Development Officer.

Mr. Catena has a long and diverse history of proven success in health care leadership. He began his career as an administrative resident and worked his way up through the ranks at various hospitals across the country, becoming an Associate Executive Director and eventually Chief Operating Officer. He then took his talents to Italy, where he was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rome American Hospital. He eventually returned to the United States, serving as a hospital CEO for Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. and then Health Management Associates Inc., before transitioning to CHS.