(Daly City, CA) -- By a unanimous decision by the Seton Medical Center Search Committee, the Seton Medical Center Board of Directors and the Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) Board of Directors, Lorraine P. Auerbach, FACHE, has been named the permanent President and CEO of Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside. She has been serving as the Interim President and CEO for the past six months. Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside are members of DCHS, a six-hospital health system spanning the California coast.

“Lorraine has demonstrated success through significant improvements she’s made at Seton Medical Center/Seton Coastside since her arrival in June of this year,” said DCHS President and CEO Robert Issai. “She has focused on developing and implementing a strategy to raise the bar on performance and quality while maintaining focus on our Mission and Values.”

Through committed leadership, Auerbach has reduced the length of stay, implemented new programs such as Robotic surgery, and has been instrumental in strengthening operational performance, building physician partnerships and enhancing communications. “She is changing the culture to one of transparency and trust, and has begun to strengthen and reposition Seton’s critical programs and services,” continued Issai.

“I am excited about the opportunity to help lead Seton Medical Center/Seton Coastside as we move toward realizing its full potential as a leading tertiary care institution,” said Auerbach.

Auerbach’s credentials include more than 25 years of hospital and healthcare executive experience, having worked extensively as a hospital CEO. Prior to joining DCHS, she served as President of Century City Doctors Hospital, an acute care hospital with a UCLA affiliation. Auerbach was responsible for creating, implementing and operating this fully functional new hospital.

Auerbach served as Chairman of the CEO Committee 2007-2008 of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She is board certified in healthcare administration and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

About Seton Medical Center

Seton Medical Center is a member of the Daughters of Charity Health System.  The Mission of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul is to provide compassionate, spiritually focused care to all of the members of our community including the sick, poor and underserved.   Seton, with more than 600 physicians, offers the most advanced surgical procedures, treatment options, and comprehensive health care services available. Seton Medical Center’s Centers of Excellence, each with nationally acclaimed clinical outcomes, include The San Francisco Heart & Vascular Institute; The San Francisco SpineCare Institute and the Joint Replacement Center at Seton Medical Center. Additionally, Seton provides a full range of healthcare services and programs to meet the needs of the community. It also provides many programs and services aimed at creating a healthier community, such as the Northern California Diabetes Institute and the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton New Life Center.  For more information, visit their website at www.setonmedicalcenter.org.

About the Daughters of Charity Health System:

The Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) is a regional healthcare system of six hospitals and medical centers spanning the California coast from the Bay Area to Los Angeles.  Our healthcare ministry exists to support the mission of our sponsors, the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, by providing holistic, spiritually centered care to the sick and the poor. The Daughters of Charity has been serving Northern California for 152 years. Hospitals within DCHS include: Seton Medical Center, Daly City; Seton Coastside, Moss Beach; O’Connor Hospital, San Jose; Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Gilroy; St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles; and St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood. www.dochs.org