FALL RIVER, Mass. — Southcoast Hospitals Group, based in Fall River, Mass., has named Christopher LeBlanc as its new director of Engineering & Facilities.
In his new role, he is responsible for facilities operations at all Southcoast Health System locations, including at the three Southcoast Hospitals sites — Charlton Memorial in Fall River, St. Luke’s in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham — as well as the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care in Fall River and Fairhaven.
LeBlanc previously held the position of director of Plant Operations with ARAMARK Healthcare at Morton Hospital in Taunton. Prior to that, he worked for Sodexo Services at Hallmark Health System in Medford and at Carlisle Hospital in Carlisle, Pa.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering and a Master of Science in Facilities Management from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. He is a Certified Plant Maintenance Manager by the Association for Facility Engineers and a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager by the American Hospital Association.
Southcoast Health System is a community based health-delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island.
Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty and heart rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging services and is the only provider of maternity services in the region. It is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the community to provide services. Visit www.southcoast.org.
