New York City HIV and AIDS service provider GMHC announced that Robert Guimento, MHA, is its new interim CEO. Guimento had served as president of the NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and led several other hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical staff and health care teams.

 

“GMHC’s board of directors is so excited to welcome Rob to the GMHC family,” Jon Mallow, who has served as board chair since 2020, said in a GMHC press release. “As GMHC continues historic program growth in supportive housing, our 340B pharmacy and other lifesaving services, Rob’s experience and expertise add even more transformative power to our executive team…. Rob will focus on our core commitments to clients, staff and volunteers. He will also support the growth and development of the board while we continue the search for our next permanent CEO.”

 

“GMHC is a historic organization critical to the health and well-being of thousands of New Yorkers living with and affected by HIV and AIDS,” Guimento said in a GMHC press release, “and I am honored to serve as its new interim CEO. Our leadership in the fight to end the HIV epidemic extends nationwide through advocacy in the media and at all levels of government. I look forward to supporting our inspirational staff and volunteers, donors and funders and to serving our clients.”

 

At NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Guimento led a 600-bed hospital and oversaw an operating budget of $1 billion, $900 million in capital projects, 3,800 staff and 14 accredited residency and fellowship programs, according to the GMHC press release. He also has extensive consulting experience in capital financing, post-merger integration and financial turnarounds, with clients that have included national health care systems, payers and government agencies.

 

Officially established in 1982 as Gay Men’s Health Crisis, GMHC is the world’s oldest HIV and AIDS service provider.