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CW Announces Commencement Keynote Speaker

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Keynote Speaker Leigh Anne McMahon

Leigh Anne McMahon is the Executive Vice President for Patient Care Services and the Chief Nursing Officer of White Plains Hospital. In this role, Ms. McMahon oversees all patient care services at the Hospital including Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, the Infection Prevention Department, Care Management and Physical Therapy. She is also responsible for all patient experience initiatives and performance on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) and Press Ganey surveys.

Ms. McMahon began her career at White Plains Hospital in 1984 as a staff nurse. Following positions on the 4F Unit, in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), she was promoted to Nurse Manager of the PACU and Ambulatory Surgery departments and was named Director of Critical Care. Ms. McMahon was subsequently promoted to Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer and led the nursing division through a successful journey to Magnet Recognition. In 2013, Ms. McMahon was named Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and again promoted to Executive Vice President in 2021. She is a graduate of the Cochran School of Nursing, and holds a Bachelor of Health Science from Mercy College, a Master of Health Care Administration from Bellevue University, a Master of Nursing from St. Joseph’s College and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Chamberlain College of Nursing.