Covenant Health is pleased to acknowledge Gary Williams’ significant contributions to the organization with a promotion to Vice President of its Center for Performance Improvement and Innovation. Williams has been with the health system for nearly 10 years and is a proven leader. In this new role, he will build on the Center’s success by further enhancing operational efficiency and organizational performance and implementing highly complex strategic business initiatives across the organization.

“Gary has been a driving force in advancing our organization’s mission through exceptional leadership, innovative thinking and an unwavering dedication to excellence,” says John M. Emerson, senior vice president, provider enterprise and strategic alignment. “This promotion reflects his outstanding contributions and our confidence in his ability to lead us toward a future of growth, innovation and sustained success.”

 “I look forward to continuing the incredibly important work of improving performance and deploying innovative programs that make a real difference in optimizing operations, delivering exemplary clinical care and safeguarding patients,” says Williams. “I will heavily focus on collaborating with senior leaders to ensure we are always striving to improve the health and well-being of the patients and communities we serve as well as support those who deliver that care.”

Williams is a Licensed Professional Engineer who holds a Master of Business Administration, MBA, from Thomas College in Waterville, Maine and Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering from the University of Maine in Orono.