ChristianaCare's longtime leader is stepping away.

The health care system announced on April 14 that Dr. Janice Nevin is retiring on Sept. 1, making way for new leadership. Nevin’s tenure with ChristianaCare dates back to 2002, through a series of leadership roles before she was named president and CEO in 2014.

Her successor will be Jenn Schwartz.

Schwartz was promoted to executive vice president of ChristianaCare in January after previously serving as both chief strategy officer and legal officer, according to the system.

Since 2018, Schwartz has led ChristianaCare in initiatives focused on value-based care, clinical integration, partnerships, regional expansion and ambulatory growth. Before joining ChristianaCare, she was the vice president of legal affairs and general counsel for Lourdes Health System in New Jersey and chief executive director of the LHS Health Network Accountable Care Organization.

In a press release, Nevin described working at ChristianaCare and serving the community as the greatest honor of her career.

“Together, we have built an organization defined by love and excellence, and by an unwavering commitment to improving the health and well-being of those we are privileged to serve,” the statement read. “I am profoundly grateful to our caregivers, our partners and our neighbors for the trust they place in us every day.”

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