Baystate Health Appoints Brandon Okezie as President & COO of Baystate Noble Hospital

Springfield, MASS. —Baystate Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Brandon Okezie as the new President and COO of Baystate Noble Hospital, effective today, Monday, May 5, 2025.

Okezie brings a dynamic leadership style grounded in relationship-building, results-oriented strategy, and a deep commitment to patient-centered care. With a strong track record in quality improvement, operational excellence, and service line development, Okezie is well-positioned to lead Baystate Noble Hospital into its next chapter of growth and innovation.

“We are thrilled to welcome Brandon to Baystate Noble and the Greater Westfield community,” said Peter D. Banko, President and CEO, Baystate Health. “He is an approachable, relationship-driven leader and will help to lead Baystate Noble to be the preferred destination to work and practice, elevate clinical excellence, advance a seamlessly accessible care model, and build coordinated care and service line networks to grow and expand care for our neighbors and patients.”

Most recently, Okezie served as Associate Administrator at The George Washington University Hospital, a 385-bed, tertiary care, academic medical center in Washington, D.C., which includes a Level I Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). In this role, he oversaw operations for multiple support and ancillary services, including rehabilitation, food and nutrition, environmental services, security, plant operations, and biomedical engineering. He also led key hospital-wide initiatives focused on service line growth, physician alignment, and operational efficiency.

Prior to his tenure at George Washington, Okezie held several progressive leadership roles within Centura Health, notably serving as Director of Hospital Operations at St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, Colorado. There, he played a pivotal role in managing the development of an $89 million patient care tower and a $27 million cancer center.

Okezie earned a Bachelor of Healthcare Administration from Texas State University and a Master of Health Administration from Cornell University. He is a Next Generation Leader Fellow with the American Hospital Association and holds active memberships in both the American College of Healthcare Executives and the National Association of Health Services Executives.