Vosburgh named new COO for Stanford Hospital

Margaret Vosburgh

Margaret Vosburgh will join Stanford Hospital & Clinics as chief operating officer on Feb. 13. She will be responsible for overall operations at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, reporting directly to president and CEO Amir Dan Rubin.

Vosburgh previously served as executive vice president and COO for Tufts Medical Center in Boston, the primary teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is comprised of the adult hospital and the Floating Hospital for Children. Under her leadership, Tufts experienced a 20 percent growth in admissions and improved its ranking in the UHC Academic Medical Centers’ annual quality and accountability study to sixth from 37th.

Before Tufts, Vosburgh served as deputy executive director and COO of Long Island Jewish Hospital, part of the $4 billion Northshore-LIJ Health System, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit secular health system.

“Margaret brings a world of talent and energy, along with an impressive track record in academic medical centers and health systems,” Rubin said. “We are delighted to have her join our team.”

Vosburgh earned an MBA from the University of Southern California and is a fellow of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. She has held faculty positions at UCLA and the University of Washington. In addition, she holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing. She also has worked as a cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist in critical care and has had direct accountability for peri-operative services at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, as well as at Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y.

Vosburgh said she is excited about coming to Stanford. “The opportunity to work with Amir and the faculty and staff at Stanford was so enticing,” she said. “The intellectual capital at Stanford is staggering and, when harnessed, all things are possible and all goals attainable.

“I was especially impressed with Amir’s commitment to quality patient care and the patient experience. I look forward to fostering an environment where faculty and staff thrive.”