LEBANON, N.H. – Dartmouth Health has named Jonathan Welch, MD, MSc, as chief operating officer (COO). He will join the health system later this summer.
As system COO, Welch will work closely with leaders from across Dartmouth Health to strengthen integration, support the workforce, and continue improving care delivery across the organization’s hospitals, clinics, and services. He will oversee efforts to improve operational alignment across the system and support shared services including information technology, pharmacy, facilities, and supply chain operations.
“Dr. Welch’s experience in academic and rural health settings positions him well to contribute to Dartmouth Health’s mission to enhance operational priorities and enable support to meet clinical priorities,” said Dartmouth Health CEO and President Joanne M. Conroy, MD.
Welch joins Dartmouth Health from Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., where he served as chief population health officer and chief innovation officer, overseeing primary care, behavioral health, and urgent care services. He also led enterprise initiatives focused on improving quality, access, and operational efficiency.
Throughout his career, Welch has led large multidisciplinary teams and managed extensive operational portfolios. His work has focused on improving access to care, advancing value-based care models, and implementing systemwide initiatives designed to enhance patient outcomes and support care teams.
Welch earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his emergency medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He earned a master’s degree in health policy from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in bioethics and population health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.