Trinity Health Grand Haven President Shelleye Yaklin to Retire After 17 Years of Leadership
April 17, 2024
Categories: Community Health
Trinity Health Michigan today announced that Trinity Health Grand Haven President Shelleye Yaklin will retire at the end of April, and Gary Allore will serve as the hospital’s next president starting May 1.
Yaklin joined the Grand Haven hospital – then known as North Ottawa Community Health System (NOCHS) - in 2007, where she guided the staff through a period of growth amidst unprecedented challenges. She successfully led the organization during the pandemic, focusing on safely caring for patients, colleagues, and the community. In 2022, the hospital became a full member of Trinity Health Michigan. Shelleye’s consistent leadership helped guide the relationship without interruption to providers or patients.
“It has been my great honor to serve this organization and our beautiful community for the past 17 years,” said Yaklin. “In my time at Trinity Health Grand Haven, our leadership team, physicians, and colleagues left nothing on the table. I had the privilege of working with a group of people who came to work every day with the expectation of doing better than we had done the day before.”
A succession plan has been developed to ensure a stable and smooth transition to new leadership.
Starting May 1, John Foss, currently senior vice president of Operations for Shelby Hospital, will lead day-to-day operations for both the Grand Haven and Shelby hospitals. John is a respected and highly knowledgeable leader with 30 years of health care experience with Trinity Health in West Michigan. He will continue aligning operations throughout the Lakeshore area.
Gary Allore, currently president of Trinity Health Muskegon and Shelby hospitals, will also lead Trinity Health Grand Haven as president. Allore has been with Trinity Health for the past 19 years and has been leading the Muskegon and Shelby hospitals since 2017.
“John and I are excited to get to know the providers and staff of Trinity Health Grand Haven, as we carry forward the momentum of developing a strong interconnected care network serving the community and the West Michigan Lakeshore,” Allore said. “We are incredibly grateful to Shelleye for her outstanding leadership and guidance to ensure a smooth transition.”
Some of the ongoing work includes moving to a new accrediting body, The Joint Commission, growing surgical services, expanding philanthropy, implementing new tools and applications to better serve patients, and opening a long-term acute care hospital, which recently received certificate of need (CON) approval from the state.
About Trinity Health Michigan
Trinity Health Michigan is a leading health care provider and one of the state’s largest employers. With more than 24,000 full-time employees serving 29 counties, Trinity Health Michigan operates nine hospitals located in Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Howell, Livonia, Muskegon, Pontiac and Shelby, and two medical groups. The health system has 2,314 beds and 5,446 physicians and advanced practice providers. With operating revenues of $4.16 billion, Trinity Health Michigan returns $184 million back to their local communities each year. Together with numerous ambulatory care locations, home health and hospice agencies and 23 senior living communities owned and/or operated by Trinity Health, Trinity Health Michigan provides the full continuum of care for Michigan residents. Trinity Health Michigan is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the country serving more than 30 million people across 22 states. www.trinityhealthmichigan.org