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Normand E. Deschene
President and Chief Executive Officer
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.
Under his leadership, the hospital has garnered numerous quality, satisfaction, and financial benchmark recognitions including the Boston Globe Top 100 Places to Work (2010) and Boston Business Journal’s Top Places to Work (2010), The Boston Business Journal’s Top 25 Largest Hospitals (2008-2010); Cleverley + Associates Top 100 Community Value Provider award (2007-2010); the Volunteer Hospital Association's Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence; the American Heart Association's "Get with the Guidelines" Gold award honoring performance achievement for cardiac care (2008-2010); the American Heart Association’s Fit-Friendly Gold Achievement Award for 2008 and 2009; Thomson Top 100 Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leader Award; and a Moody's A-Rating.
Mr. Deschene holds a master's 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 chair-elect of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. 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 is a trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Lowell, is a board member of the American Textile Museum, The Lowell Plan executive committee, and the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council. Deschene is also chairman of the University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Health and Environment advisory board.
