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Normand E. Deschene

President and Chief Executive Officer

Normand E. Deschene

Normand E. Deschene serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lowell General Hospital. Mr. Deschene is responsible for the overall vision and leadership of the hospital's management, including strategic planning, community relations, and physician relations.

Under his leadership, the hospital has garnered numerous quality, satisfaction, and financial benchmark recognitions including the 2007 Thomson Top 100 Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leader Award, the Volunteer Hospital Association's 2007 Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence, American Heart Association's "Get with the Guidelines" honoring performance achievement for cardiac care, and a Moody's A-Rating.

Mr. Deschene holds a Masters Degree in Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor's degree from Providence College. A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Mr. Deschene served as a past Regent for the College for the state of Massachusetts and was named the  Healthcare Executive of the Year in 2006.

Mr. Deschene is an active member of the American Hospital Association, Hospital Financial Management Association, Healthcare Management Association of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. He serves as a Board member of the Massachusetts Hospital Association and is the Chairman of the MHA Standing Committee on Finance. He also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of Voluntary Hospitals of America Northeast. Mr. Deschene was appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts to the Goddard Council advising upon the development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math curriculum for the Commonwealth, and is a member of the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety Expert Panel in Obstetrics.

Locally, he serves as the Chairman of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Lowell and is a board member to the American Textile Museum, Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council, and The Lowell Plan. He is a past chairman of the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce.

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