07-05-2025
Frederick Health Hospital names new CEO
Frederick Health Hospital will have a new president and CEO beginning in July.
Cheryl Cioffi, the hospital's current executive vice president and chief administrative officer, will take over the top job from current CEO Tom Kleinhanzl, Frederick Health spokesman Josh Faust said Tuesday.
Cioffi has risen through the hospital system's ranks for nearly three decades, including serving as chief nursing officer, chief operating officer, and, most recently, chief administrative officer, Faust wrote in a text message Tuesday evening.
'Her healthcare journey began in direct patient care, bringing a unique depth of perspective to her executive leadership,' Faust wrote.
Daryl Boffman, vice chairman of the hospital's board of directors and chair of the executive transition committee, said in a statement, 'After a thorough national review, the search affirmed what we long recognized; Cheryl is the right leader to guide Frederick Health into the future.'
Kleinhanzl announced in December that he would be leaving the hospital system after 20 years.
He came to Frederick Health Hospital, then known as Frederick Memorial Hospital, in December 2004, after previously working at hospitals in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Massachusetts.
Under his leadership, the hospital system has added facilities that include a stroke center, a dental clinic, a prenatal center, the Frederick Health Auxiliary, the James M. Stockman Cancer Institute, the Frederick Health Breast Center, and the Center for Precision Medicine and Genetics.
