PROFILE
The Right Job and Right Location, at the Right Time “I picked the right job with hospital administration,” said Christopher Gessner, president and CEO of UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH). “I like working with people, and I enjoy being part of complex teams.” In February 2019, Gessner took the reins at UCH, to lead the hospital and oversee growth in other Denver-area UCHealth facilities. “My wife and I were about to become empty nesters, so we decided that if we were ever going to leave Pittsburgh, which had been home for the past 21 years, now was the time. We are excited to begin a new adventure in Colorado,” said Gessner. “We have outstanding quality care at UCH, and I am focused on creating consistency in all our locations throughout the metro region,” he said. “What ensures consistency is the combination of teamwork, evidencebased practices and technology, so every patient has access to highquality health care.” Gessner joined UCH after 18 years at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, the last five of which he served as the president of both Children's and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital.
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