Lavern Delaney

LaVern Delaney, DNP, MBA, MHA, RN, NE-BC, currently serves as the Vice President and Campus Chief Nursing Officer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc., overseeing patient care services at a facility with 874 licensed beds since November 2025. Prior experience includes the role of Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital, where responsibilities encompassed managing nursing operations for a 1,011-bed facility. LaVern's extensive background in nursing leadership also includes positions such as Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Alamance Regional Medical Center and various nursing director roles at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Early career experience featured management of cardiac care units at Sentara Healthcare and roles at UVA Health. LaVern holds a Doctorate in Nursing Practice and an MBA/MHA, with additional degrees in nursing from the University of Virginia.