I look forward to the opportunity to strengthen my skills and equip myself with a robust toolset of best practices through this exciting program. I am grateful and honored to be selected.
Johanna L. Beliveau, DNP, MBA, RNThe Health Management Academy has selected Johanna L. Beliveau, DNP, MBA, RN, CEO and president of Dartmouth Health member Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH), to take part in the Academy GE Fellows Program. The two-year, nationally competitive program is designed to prepare the next generation of health system executives from leading health systems like Dartmouth Health.
“Leading VNH through the COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing clinical workforce shortage, and the financial headwinds facing the rural healthcare industry have been a crash course in executive healthcare leadership. And while I’m proud to say the tides are turning in our favor, there remains several challenges on the horizon that will require effective and innovative leadership to navigate,” said Beliveau. “I look forward to the opportunity to strengthen my skills and equip myself with a robust toolset of best practices through this exciting program. I am grateful and honored to be selected.”
Beliveau will start the Academy GE Fellows Program in April, with a combination of in-person conferences and virtual meetings.
The program will prepare Beliveau and other fellows with essential healthcare knowledge, leadership skills and business acumen to take on C-suite positions in leading health systems. Selected from new C-suite leaders as well as high-potential administrative, finance, nurse and physician senior leaders, fellows will learn to lead through collaboration, drive innovation and practice adaptive and predictive thinking.
Beliveau joins fellow Dartmouth Health system leaders Martin Thomas “Tom” Manion, president and CEO of New London Hospital and recently named COO of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, who will graduate from the administrative fellowship in spring 2025, and Joseph L. Perras, MD, president and CEO of Cheshire Medical Center who is a recent graduate of the program.
Beliveau has served as president and CEO of VNH since June 2018. She is an experienced healthcare leader with 28 years in nursing practice, and 25 years in progressive leadership roles. Prior to joining VNH, Beliveau served in multiple roles within the Dartmouth Health system, most recently as Director of Quality, Patient Safety and Compliance for Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor, VT, and as Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 56 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state’s only children’s hospital, and multiple clinic locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene and New London, NH, and Bennington and Windsor, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.