Souza named Hospital Association of R.I. president

MICHAEL SOUZA has been named president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. / COURTESY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF RHODE ISLAND
MICHAEL SOUZA has been named president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. / COURTESY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF RHODE ISLAND

CRANSTON – Michael R. Souza has been appointed president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, overseeing day-to-day operations of the association and direct member services.
Souza had been serving as acting president following the retirement of Edward J. Quinlan on May 1. He has worked at the association for more than five years as vice president of finance and senior vice president.
“Mike’s background and skills in hospital finance and reimbursement have strengthened the association. He brings vision, determination and a sense of humor to his work,” Dennis D. Keefe, chair of the association’s board of trustees and president and CEO of the Care New England Health System, said in a statement.
Keefe said Souza “is the ideal person” to lead Hospital Association of Rhode Island.
Souza, in prepared remarks, said he is looking forward to steering the association and its members through “this tumultuous time of change in health care.”
“Rhode Islanders count on hospitals to be there in their greatest times of need. We must ensure hospitals are able to continue their important mission,” Souza said.
Souza, of Dartmouth, joined HARI in 2009 from Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Mass., where he served as corporate controller and was responsible for the accounting, reporting and control functions of the corporation’s various entities. He also served as director of financial planning at Landmark Medical Center.
HARI assists member hospitals in serving the health care needs of Rhode Island through advocacy, representation, education and services, according to its website.

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