By WKTV Staff
Trinity Health Grand Haven President Shelleye Yaklin will retire at the end of April. 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 that 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 smooth transition
A succession plan has been developed to ensure a stable and smooth transition to new leadership.
Beginning 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, current 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 led 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.”
Forward momentum
Examples of ongoing work include 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.
