Barry Hilts Announced as New President for Support Services

Cambridge Health Alliance Names Barry Hilts New Vice President for Support Services

Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville, Winthrop, MA...Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) announced today that Barry Hilts has been named CHA’s new Vice President for Support Services. Barry Hilts comes to CHA with a wealth of organizational management experience in health care, higher education, and facilities administration. He has spent over 20 years in support services in both community and university research and teaching hospitals in the public and private sectors, including the University of Maryland Medical System, West Virginia University Hospital, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He brings an extensive background in third-party contract management agreements, the integration of multi-site support services operations, and project management.

Mr. Hilts’ career began in public service when he entered the military after graduating from college. He remained on active duty for ten years where he served as a Logistic Management Officer in the U.S. Army’s Medical Services Corp. He continued in the Army Reserve after completion of his active duty obligations and is now a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Mr. Hilts earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from San Jose State University and has two master’s degrees: one in business administration from Western New England College and, most recently, a master’s of science in organizational dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the Dr. Paul J. Korshin Award for Academic Excellence. He most recently served as Associate Vice President for the Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services for the University of Pennsylvania.

Cambridge Health Alliance is a regional healthcare system with three hospitals and more than twenty primary care practices in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-North communities. As a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance offers medical residency/training programs and undergraduate learning experiences in hospital and community settings. Cambridge Health Alliance also includes the Cambridge Public Health Department, CHA Physician's Organization (CHAPO), and Network Health, a managed Medicaid and Commonwealth Care plan.