Corey Snider named COO of Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital

Corey Snider has joined Orlando Health as assistant vice president and chief operating officer of Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Children & Babies, a nationally ranked hospital. He will be responsible for the operations of the hospital and provide oversight for the development of high-quality and cost-effective programs and services to meet the needs of patients, physicians and team members.

Prior to joining Orlando Health, Snider held the position of regional COO with UnityPoint St. Luke’s in Sioux City, Iowa, and assistant CEO with the Lutheran Health Network in Indiana. He brings more than 15 years of experience in the healthcare field.

“The Winnie Palmer leadership team is dedicated to creating a safe, high-quality environment to serve our patients well, and I believe Corey brings that same dedication,” said Suzanne Worthington, president, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital. “We’re excited to welcome an executive with Corey’s experience and expertise to help take our already great team to the next level.”

Snider graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in health administration. He began his career as a nursing assistant, and this fostered his passion for healthcare and a desire to support patients, team members and physicians through his executive role.

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies is a 350-bed hospital dedicated exclusively to the needs of women and babies. The hospital includes comprehensive fetal diagnostics and labor and delivery services, a regional center for neonatal intensive care, maternal intensive care and women’s services. Annually, more than 14,000 babies are expected to be born at the hospital, making it the busiest labor and delivery unit in Florida. The hospital is also home to the state’s only in-utero surgery program to repair spina bifida defects.