CEO of Marlborough, Leominster hospitals resigns from UMass Memorial system

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Photo | Courtesy of The Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce Steve Roach, former president and CEO of Marlborough Hospital and Leominster-based HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital

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By Mica Kanner-Mascolo

Steve Roach, the president and CEO of two UMass Memorial Health hospitals in Marlborough and Leominster, departed from the Worcester-based healthcare system in June.

Roach served in his executive roles at Marlborough Hospital since 2013. While staying as president of Marlborough Hospital, he also became interim president of HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, based in Leominster, in 2019 and assumed the role on a non-interim basis in 2021.

“It was a very amicable separation and Steve remains a friend of the organization,” said Dr. Eric Dickson, UMass Memorial Health president and CEO. He did not provide further details for Roach’s separation with the system.

Roach could not be reached for comment. His LinkedIn account has not been updated to reflect his departure from UMass.

Roach's salary was $458,006, with $828,998 in total compensation, in the fiscal year ending in September 2022, according to nonprofit data provider Guidestar.

Dr. Charles Cavagnaro has assumed the role of interim president and CEO of both hospitals. A long-time UMass Memorial employee, Cavagnaro previously served as president and CEO of the network’s former Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers in Palmer, and as interim president of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

Dickson is in the final stages of interviewing for a chief operating officer for UMass Memorial Health, a new position for the network. That new executive will lead the search and hire Roach’s permanent replacement.

Dickson expects the new COO to be hired in the next few months.

Mica Kanner-Mascolo is a staff writer at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the healthcare and diversity, equity, and inclusion industries.