TriHealth, a leading Cincinnati-based integrated health care system, is pleased to announce that Andy Swallow has been selected to serve as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Good Samaritan Foundation in addition to continuing his responsibilities as President and CEO of the Bethesda Foundation.
Following thoughtful discussions with the Trustees of the Good Samaritan and Bethesda Foundations over the past several months, both Boards unanimously and enthusiastically approved and endorsed Andy taking over the combined leadership role.
This leadership model is not without precedent and will enable TriHealth’s foundations to take a more holistic, system-level approach to philanthropy, and our mission-critical work of connecting grateful patients and families with the important needs and causes within the TriHealth system they choose to support. It also allows for greater coordination and enhanced collaboration of fundraising initiatives across the system, without changing the core mission and vision of the Good Samaritan and Bethesda Foundations.
While Andy will oversee both foundations:
Andy will assume the new role effective Jan. 1, 2025. He replaces Mary Rafferty, who announced her retirement last month.
“Andy’s proven leadership and fundraising skills have already made an enduring impact in advancing TriHealth’s bold vision of Getting Healthcare Right, by helping to fund the technology and facility improvements that enable our doctors, nurses and other caregivers to deliver the right care, in the right part of our care continuum, in the right way, to produce the right clinical outcomes” said TriHealth President and CEO Mark C. Clement. “Leveraging Andy’s expertise as the next President and CEO of the Good Samaritan Foundation is a logical and vital step in philanthropically supporting Good Samaritan Hospital’s continued evolution into one of the region’s most comprehensive and technologically advanced healthcare campuses, having served the Cincinnati community with excellence for more than 170 years.”
Since 2011, Andy has provided strong servant leadership as President and CEO of the Bethesda Foundation, the philanthropic partner for Bethesda Hospitals, Hospice of Cincinnati and Fernside Center for Grieving Children. Under his leadership, the Bethesda Foundation has raised nearly $125 million. This includes securing critical funding for the continued additions and renovations of the Bethesda North Hospital campus, including the Harold and Eugenia Thomas Comprehensive Care Center and the Heart and Vascular Center.
“I am honored to have been considered and selected as the Good Samaritan Foundation’s new President and CEO,” Andy said. “I am thankful to Mary for the dedication and leadership she displayed while leading the Good Samaritan Foundation over the last 23 years, and I am eager to continue the work of raising awareness and support for the innovative, life-saving work happening at Good Samaritan Hospital.”