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RWJBarnabas Health Executives Named Women Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know

On Aug 7, 2025

Three RWJBarnabas Health executives were recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as 2025 Women Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know.

The RWJBarnabas honorees include:

Lisa A. Breza, MSN, RN, chief administrative officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, who has administrative oversight of the hospital’s acute care and ambulatory settings, and provides strategic leadership and direction to enhance operational processes and achieve key hospital goals.
Nancy DiLiegro, PhD, FACHE, president and CEO for RWJBarnabas Health Trinitas Regional Medical Center, who is responsible for ensuring high-quality care delivery to thousands of patients each day. Overseeing all internal and external operations at Trinitas, she works closely with the hospital’s physicians and staff to implement best-in-class clinical practices, identify and develop new innovations and tools that drive hospital growth and increase patient outcomes, and facilitate relationships with key stakeholders.
Deanna Sperling, RN, president and CEO of RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Center, who is responsible for bridging the gap between behavioral health and non-behavioral health services. Under her leadership, the system’s behavioral health services place an emphasis on training staff to deliver trauma-informed care and treatment, in which patients are asked what has happened to them, rather than what is wrong, a shift that underscores respect, kindness and compassion for all.

Each of these executives have appeared on this list since 2023.

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