Samaritan
Lisa Dutterer has a diverse and extensive work experience in the healthcare industry. Lisa is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Samaritan since December 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the Vice President of Operations/Chief Administrative Officer at Jefferson Health New Jersey from September 2017 to December 2023. Lisa also served as the Chief Administrative Officer at Kennedy Health from October 2013 to August 2017, and Vice President of Operations at Kennedy Health System from January 2011 to September 2013. Additionally, Lisa worked as the Associate Vice President at St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network from January 2001 to December 2010 and as the Network Director of Rehabilitation Services at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from May 1993 to December 2000.
Lisa Dutterer has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bridgewater College and a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University.
Samaritan
Samaritan is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization locally founded in Moorestown, New Jersey in 1980. Samaritan is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, primary care at home, transitional support, grief support and counseling, end-of-life education, and advocacy. Samaritan serves people in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties who are coping with the stresses serious illness or grief in their homes, assisted-living, or nursing home communities and through two inpatient hospice centers: The Samaritan Center at Mt. Holly and The Samaritan Center at Voorhees. Thrift shop in Westmont supports Samaritan services and programs. Samaritan is accredited by The Joint Commission; a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO); the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey; and is a four-star-level hospice in NHPCO’s We Honor Veterans program, created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).