Lisle resident Ladone named to new hospital system board

Mary Kay Ladone, a resident of Lisle, has been named to the 13-member Board of Trustees of the new health system created by the merger of Edward Hospital & Health Services and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare.  Ladone had served on the Edward Hospital Board of Trustees since 2009.

Ladone is Corporate Vice President of Investor Relations for Deerfield-based Baxter International, a position she’s held since 2004.  Previously, she held numerous positions within the company's finance, business development, and supplier management departments.  Ladone is also a member of the National Investor Relations Institute.  She earned a BBA degree from the University of Notre Dame with a concentration in Finance and Business Economics.

The merger, finalized on July 1, creates one of the larger integrated health systems in the state, comprised of three hospitals – Edward, Elmhurst Memorial and Linden Oaks at Edward – with revenues of about $1 billion and more than 50 outpatient locations across a service area of 1.7 million residents.  The system employs nearly 7,700, has more than 1,680 physicians on staff and 1,700 volunteers.