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New Security Executive Appointed By Catholic Health East
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2005
Catholic Health East (CHE), one of the nation's leading Catholic healthcare systems, announced the recent appointment of Martin Devine as the Director of Information Security.
In this position, Devine is responsible for developing and implementing internal and external information security strategies and programs for Catholic Health East, and serving as a security management resource for the System's health care facilities throughout the East Coast.
"Marty brings a wealth of security experience and expertise to our health system", according to Jack Hueter, Chief Information Officer and Vice President Information Technology for Catholic Health East. "His extensive background in strategic security issues management, business continuity planning and information risk management will be a tremendous asset and important resource for our healing ministry."
Devine has over 20 years of information security experience in the military, financial services and healthcare insurance sectors. His areas of expertise include information security and risk management, strategic and tactical security planning, business continuity and disaster recovery. He has professional certifications in information security, information security management and business continuity planning.
Most recently, Devine served as the Information Security Risk Manager for Independence Blue Cross. He is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Maryland Army National Guard where he serves as the Chief of Staff for the Special Operations Detachment - Joint Forces Command (Airborne). In that role Devine recently served a year in Iraq as the Director of Command, Control and Communications Systems for the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Baghdad. Devine is also active in the Catholic Youth Ministry serving on the Advisory Board for the Diocese of Wilmington. He and his wife Kelly and their four sons live in Wilmington, Delaware.
Catholic Health East is a multi-institutional Catholic health system, which is co-sponsored by 15 religious congregations and Hope Ministries, a Public Juridic Person within Catholic Health East. Based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, the System provides the means to ensure the continuation of the Catholic identity and operational strength of the Sponsors' health ministries, which are located within 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida.
The System includes acute care hospitals, free-standing and hospital-based skilled nursing facilities, residential facilities, free-standing behavioral health and rehabilitation facilities, and numerous ambulatory and community based health services. Catholic Health East facilities employ approximately 43,000 full time employees as partners in ministry.
Catholic Health East has three divisions, the Southeast Division in Tampa, Florida; the Northeast Division in Springfield, Massachusetts; and the Mid-Atlantic Division, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
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