Senior Leadership Team
Harrison “Harry” R. Bane, MHCDS, President, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Harrison “Harry” Bane joins St. Elizabeth’s as President, responsible for the delivery of quality, affordable care for thousands of patients each year. Harry joins St. Elizabeth’s from Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton where he served as President. During his tenure, he was instrumental in leading the hospital to improve the delivery of quality care and earning an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group. Previously, he served as Good Samaritan’s Vice President of Operations where he built a culture of collaboration and focused on Length of Stay and ED throughput. Before serving at Good Samaritan, Harry was an Associate Administrator at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. In addition, Harry served as Vice President of Operations at Bane Care Management, where he led the system-wide integration of health care delivery and value-based care for their skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, adult day health centers and assisted living facilities.
Harry brings deep experience in health care management and hospital operations, with a focus on providing the highest quality patient experience and team-based care. Harry earned a bachelor’s in Economics from Middlebury College and a master's in Health Care Delivery Science from Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business and Geisel School of Medicine. He is a Massachusetts Board Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Harry lives in Boston with his wife Margaret and their son George.
Dicken S. C. Ko, BSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Vice President, Medical Affairs
Dr. Ko is responsible for hospital-wide quality, enhancing patient experience and providing oversight of our medical staff office and medical staff affairs. Dr. Ko earned a bachelor’s in Physiology/Biology from the University of British Columbia and a medical degree from Queen’s University. He completed his residency in urology at the University of British Columbia and fellowship in transplantation at MGH. Dr. Ko was dually appointed to the staff of the Departments of Urology and Surgery at the MGH in 1997 where he was a part of the urology and abdominal organ transplantation program (kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation). From 2004-2012, Dr. Ko was promoted to the Surgical Director of the Renal Transplant Program.
Dr. Ko joins St. Elizabeth's from Massachusetts General Hospital where he served as Director of Regional Urology, overseeing affiliate sites, integrating clinical practices, sharing academic and community programs, developing lean practice programs, and exploring regional growth opportunities.
Tina M. Santos, MBA, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Patient Care
Tina Santos is responsible for all nursing functions across the hospital. Tina joins St. Elizabeth's Medical Center from Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts where she served as Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Operating Officer. At Heywood Hospital, she provided leadership for the Division of Nursing, guiding her staff to develop and manage their departments to provide excellent patient care and the highest level of quality. Skilled in operational efficiency, Tina proactively streamlined operations and reduced waste across the organization.
Prior to joining Heywood in 2011, Tina served as Director of Adult and In-patient Services at Lowell General Hospital, which earned a Magnet® status during her tenure. Known as a high energy and results-oriented health care professional, her 20-year career in nursing includes roles as Director of Maternal Child Health at Lowell General Hospital and Practice Manager of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. Tina received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Lowell, and holds a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master of Business Administration. In addition, she is a member of the Organization of Nurse Leaders, American College of Healthcare Executives and sits on the Clinical Issue Advisory Council (CIAC) of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Tina serves on the Board of Directors for the Gardner Visiting Nursing Association, Inc.
Bridget A. Stewart, MBA, LPD, Vice President, Operations
Bridget A. Stewart, MBA, MS, LPD, is responsible for oversight of clinical ancillary services, facilities, environmental services, emergency management, food and nutrition and Spiritual Care. Bridget joins St. Elizabeth's Medical Center from ECG Management Consultants where she has been serving as an interim Chief Operating Officer at Rutgers Health Group. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member and serves on the advisory committee at Regis College in Weston, MA in the Masters of Healthcare Administration program. Prior to joining ECG, she served as Vice President for Physician Services at Elliot Health System, responsible for oversight, operations and strategy for the multi-specialty Elliot Physician Network. Earlier roles include Vice President of Clinical Operations at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Administrative Director at Children's Hospital Boston, Associate Administrator in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Administrator of Clinical Programs in the Department of Cardiology at the University of Iowa Hospital. Bridget received a Bachelor of Science in Health Management and Policy and a minor in Health Promotion at the University of New Hampshire. She also received her Master's in Business Administration from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa and her Doctorate of Law and Policy from Northeastern University in Boston. She resides in Wayland with her husband and daughter.
Victoria Lobban, MBA, Chief Financial Officer
Victoria Lobban, MBA, serves as St. Elizabeth's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), overseeing all aspects of Financial Planning, Budget and Decision Support, Patient Financial Services, Health Information Management, Materials Management, Case Management/Social Work Services, Research Administration, Respiratory, Pulmonary Function, Pain Management, EEG, Sleep Lab and the Nutrition Clinic. Victoria has served in several financial leadership roles in Steward Health Care, including CFO at Saint Anne’s Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center and New England Sinai Hospital. She first joined the Steward family of hospitals in 1998 as a staff accountant at Saint Anne’s, becoming the hospital’s Director of Financial Operations in 2007.
Victoria earned her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. She resides in Rehoboth with her husband and three children.
Maureen Mulkerrin, MS, RN, Vice President, Quality, Safety and Patient Experience
Maureen Mulkerrin, MS, RN is the Vice President, Quality, Safety and Patient Experience at St. Elizabeth's where she is responsible for the nursing functions across the hospital along with driving quality, safety and patient experience programs. Previously, Maureen served as Chief Information Officer, Vice President for Health Care Quality and Corporate Compliance for New England Baptist Hospital. In this position, Ms. Mulkerrin is responsible for all clinical, financial, and administrative information technology serving the NEBH community as well as the quality, regulatory and compliance functions of the organization. Ms. Mulkerrin received her undergraduate education in nursing at New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and her BSN from Emmanuel College in Boston. She holds an MSM from Emmanuel College Boston and recently was awarded certification as a health care CIO, by the College of Health Care Information Management Executives.
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