Allison Bayer
Executive Vice President/ Chief Operating Officer

Allison Bayer has over 25 years of experience in healthcare operations and management, as well as in healthcare technology. Prior to joining CHA in 2002, she served as Director of Health Information Technology for John Snow, Inc., a public health consulting organization.

Bayer also held the position of Vice President of Clinical Operations at Boston Medical Center where she was a leader in the consolidation and integration of the University Hospital and Boston City Hospital merger. She served in key positions directing the areas of internal medicine, ambulatory care, surgery, emergency services, diagnostic services including laboratory and radiology, and all medical specialty services such as Gastroenterology/ Endoscopy and interventional cardiology. Her previous experience includes: Director of Clinical Operations at University Hospital, Director of Ambulatory Operations at Lahey Clinic Medical Center, and Administrative Manager for the Department of Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center.

Bayer received her master's of business administration with concentration in health care management in 1985 from Boston University (BU). She returned to BU and received a Master of Science in Management Information Systems in 1999. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the Pomfret School in Pomfret, CT.