Friendship House
Chris Howe currently serves as the Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Friendship House since April 2025. Prior to this role, Chris held the position of Interim/Permanent Chief Executive Officer at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from January 2024 to April 2025. Chris has extensive experience in healthcare administration, having worked as Chief Operating Officer for the Commonwealth Health Scranton Market from November 2021 to December 2023, and as Market Vice President of Operations at Mercy Health Springfield from November 2019 to June 2022. Previous roles include Chief Executive Officer at Plateau Medical Center and Assistant Chief Executive Officer at the Regional Hospital of Scranton with Community Health Systems between June 2015 and November 2019. Earlier in the career, Chris served as Director of Nursing and held multiple risk management positions at Self Regional Healthcare from 2010 to May 2015 and was Vice President of Risk Management at PHT Services, Ltd from May 2007 to July 2010. Chris holds a nursing degree and a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of South Carolina, completed between 2000 and 2007.
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Friendship House
Friendship House provides programs and services that enhance the emotional, behavioral and social well-being of children and families. Our programs are child-centered, family focused and incorporate a systematic approach to helping through the Sanctuary® model of trauma-informed care. All services are designed to provide a safe, supportive and nurturing environment for children, from early learners to young adults and their families, to grow, heal, and learn in every aspect of their social, emotional, cognitive and physical development.