Chief Medical Officer

Overview

For a physician leader who values service, collaboration, and community impact, this role represents an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in North Central Massachusetts.

Summary:

Heywood Healthcare, a community-focused healthcare organization dedicated to meeting the needs of North Central Massachusetts, is seeking a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join its executive leadership team. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the CMO serves as the organization’s senior physician executive, providing strategic clinical leadership and oversight of medical affairs, quality, safety, and physician engagement.

The CMO will be a highly respected physician leader who brings both clinical credibility and executive acumen to guide Heywood’s mission to be the region’s first choice for quality, compassionate, patient-centered care. This leader will partner closely with hospital leadership, the Board of Trustees, and the medical staff to ensure excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, physician performance, and regulatory compliance across the system.

This is a unique opportunity for a mission-driven physician executive to help shape the future of healthcare delivery in our communities, strengthening medical staff engagement, advancing quality initiatives, and ensuring that clinical excellence remains at the core of Heywood Healthcare’s strategic direction.

About Heywood Healthcare: Heywood Healthcare is a nonprofit, community-centered healthcare organization. Our network is dedicated to ensuring access to high-quality medical care and includes Heywood Hospital, Athol Hospital, and Heywood Medical Group. Together, we provide a blend of inpatient, outpatient, and specialty healthcare services that address the unique needs of the region’s families. Anchored by a mission of enhancing the health of the surrounding communities, Heywood is involved in public health initiatives, including programs focused on mental health, substance use disorder treatment, chronic disease management and robust school-based programs.

Heywood Healthcare is proud of its strong community ties and is dedicated to forging partnerships to address social determinants of health and access to affordable healthcare locally for financially challenged communities. Heywood Medical Group is a non-profit physician organization affiliated with Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital with over 70 providers specializing in primary and specialty care. Our primary care physicians focus on Pediatrics, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine while our specialty care physicians focus on Addiction Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Infectious Disease, Obesity, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Rheumatology, and Urology.

Heywood Hospital is a state-of-the-art community hospital serving the Greater Gardner community, featuring modern imaging services and a range of clinical services. Athol Hospital is a non-profit 25-bed acute care critical access hospital serving nine communities in the North Quabbin Region. We form Heywood Healthcare, offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services with a collegial medical staff, supportive administration, and dedication to excellence and customer service.

About Gardner, Massachusetts: The Greater Gardner area is a safe and friendly family-oriented community with much to offer. It features affordable cost of living, well-regarded schools, proximity to Mount Wachusett Community College, and ample family recreation. Gardner has 21,000 residents and is located 60 miles from Boston, 30 miles from Worcester, 15 miles from Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 15 minutes from hiking and biking trails, and within reach of mountain and lake regions.

Links to the area include Heywood Hospital, Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce, Wachusett Mountain Ski Resort, and regional resources.

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and performance management for medical staff services and related departments.
• Participate as a key member of the senior leadership team in strategic planning, budgeting, and organizational…