Justin Davis to Lead United Way Campaign
8/31/2016
SCRANTON, Pa. (Sept. 1, 2016) – Justin Davis, CEO of Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital and Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services, has been named chairman of the 2016-17 United Way Annual Fundraising Campaign of The United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties.
The campaign kicks off Sept. 1 and runs through Nov. 17. The funds raised will be utilized in support of the United Way’s network of funded agency programs and special initiatives focused on education, financial stability and health to create lasting changes in Lackawanna and Wayne counties.
“No organization is better positioned to address critical issues in our community than the United Way,” Davis said. “With the help of a tremendous campaign cabinet, I’m confident we can achieve our goals to help people in our community learn well, earn well and live well.”
Davis has served on the United Way board of directors since 2012. An experienced health care executive with more than 17 years of hospital management experience, he was first appointed as a hospital CEO in April 2005 at Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow, Fla. He joined Commonwealth Health in 2010 as chief operating officer of the Wyoming Valley Health Care System. He was promoted to CEO of Moses Taylor Hospital in 2012 and was named CEO of Commonwealth Health EMS after its inception in 2013. On Sept. 19, he will begin his role as CEO of Regional Hospital of Scranton.
"Justin is a passionate community leader, dedicated to improving the lives of countless people in our region," Gary Drapek, president and CEO of the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties, said. "His leadership of the local Commonwealth Health facilities and his chairmanship of the United Way campaign go hand in hand because both organizations strive to help everyone in the community lead healthier, stronger and more productive lives.”
He began his career in health care as an emergency medical technician in Binghamton, N.Y., and holds a master’s degree in hospital administration from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., and a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Binghamton University. He is a fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives. He and his wife Martha reside in Clarks Summit with their two daughters, Serafina and Ariana.
