Franklin Square Hospital President to Step Down

The president of Franklin Square Hospital Center will step down from her position on Jan. 25, Patch has learned.

Franklin Square Hospital Center spokeswoman Ming Tai Vincenti confirmed that would leave the post she has held the last 20 months.

Kirby is not leaving for another position and has told hospital officials she wants to return home to New Jersey, Tai Vincenti said.

Kirby came to Franklin Square from Virtua, a four-hospital system in southwest New Jersey, where she served as chief operating officer for ambulatory services and programs for excellence, according to a news release at the time of her hire.

Former Franklin Square president Carl Schindelar will take over his previous position on an interim basis until a permanent replacement can be found, Tai Vincenti said. A national search is underway, she added.

Schindelar was promoted to executive vice president of hospital operations for the Baltimore hospitals of Medstar Health, Franklin Square’s parent company. Along with Franklin Square, those hospitals include Union Memorial, Harbor Hospital and Good Samaritan.

Kirby joined Franklin Square in May 2010 where she helped oversee the final push of an aggressive hospital expansion.

In November 2010,

“We always believed we had the staff to provide the highest quality care," Kirby told Patch at the time of the opening. "Now we have the facilities to match."