New York, NY (March 10, 2025) The Mount Sinai Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Dianne Aroh, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens.

Ms. Aroh is a distinguished nurse executive with more than two decades of award-winning leadership experience in health care. She began her executive career at New York City-based Montefiore Health System and continued at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. Ms. Aroh joins Mount Sinai from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Washington, where she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for the Northwest Region of CommonSpirit Health. In that role, she oversaw nursing and patient care services across 11 hospitals and more than 300 care sites, with 2.5 million patient encounters annually.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dianne to our executive leadership team,” said Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President, Cardiac Services, Mount Sinai Health System. “Her passion for patient-centered care and her commitment to excellence will undoubtedly propel Mount Sinai nurses forward as leaders in nursing practice and innovation. I would also like to express my gratitude to Lorisa Richards, DNP, RN, FNP, NE-BC, for her outstanding leadership during this transition. Her role in supporting this important work remains critical.”
“Dianne’s leadership, vision, and dedication to innovation will be invaluable in strengthening Mount Sinai’s nursing practice,” said David L. Reich, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Mount Sinai Health System, and President, The Mount Sinai Hospital. “Her impressive record of success in nursing leadership will be an asset to our teams and the communities we serve.”

“I am honored to join the Mount Sinai Health System and return to New York City to work alongside such a dedicated and talented team of professionals,” Ms. Aroh said. “I look forward to connecting with the communities we serve and the brilliant nurses who represent The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens. Together, we will continue building on the hospital’s legacy of excellence while fostering an environment that supports innovation, collaboration, and the highest standards of quality and safety.”

Ms. Aroh grew up in Jamaica and first realized her calling in medicine after her brother was injured playing soccer and she was inspired by the nurses and physicians who cared for him in the hospital. A lifelong advocate for education and professional development, Ms. Aroh is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership at the University of Southern California. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from Pace University and a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Villanova University.


About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

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