MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola University Medical Center President Tad Gomez was recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as a Notable Latino Leader for 2024. In addition, MacNeal Hospital President Pierre Monice was named one of Crain’s Notable Black Leaders.
Since 2019, Tad Gomez has served as the president of Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). His visionary leadership was instrumental in securing LUMC its third and fourth Magnet nursing designations from the prestigious American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This recognition is not just a testament to LUMC’s exceptional nursing practices but also symbolizes a commitment to continuous education and professional development for all nurses at LUMC. Under Gomez’s guidance, nursing care at LUMC has continued to excel at the highest levels, serving the community and upholding the highest standards of care.
Since assuming leadership in 2021, Monice has transformed the culture into a welcoming, people-centric environment. Combining leadership with spirituality, Monice, a motivational speaker and former pastor, champions a servant leadership approach, especially in supporting and advancing nursing. Through Monice’s initiatives, MacNeal stands as a model of inclusive, quality health care. Under his leadership, MacNeal became one of only 17 hospitals in the country to receive the Magnet with Distinction designation, the highest honor for nursing excellence.
“We congratulate Tad Gomez and Pierre Monice on being recognized for their commitment to executive excellence,” said Shawn P. Vincent, President and CEO of Loyola Medicine. “Their innovative leadership is key to achieving our mission to be a compassionate and transforming healing presence in the communities.”
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About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago’s western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois’s largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Established in 1961, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park that includes the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care, Loyola Cancer Care & Research at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center, acute rehabilitation, a transitional care center, childcare center and fitness center. MacNeal Hospital is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services and a 68-bed behavioral health program.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).
