Roger A. Oxendale

Roger A. Oxendale CEO, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC President, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation

Roger A. Oxendale is CEO of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, which is consistently ranked among the top pediatric hospitals in the country. He is also President of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. With more than 70 board-certified pediatricians and more than 700 board-certified pediatricians and pediatric specialists, Children’s Hospital is an exceptional resource for families from Pennsylvania, across the United States and from countries around the world.

Mr. Oxendale, who received his MBA from Clarion University, joined Children’s Hospital in 1995 as chief financial officer.  Appointed chief operating officer in 2000, Mr. Oxendale helped found Children’s Community Pediatrics, the largest pediatric and adolescent primary care medical network in Western Pennsylvania.  The hospital’s board of trustees named him president and CEO in January 2005.

Mr. Oxendale has guided the plans for construction of a technologically advanced, new pediatric hospital on 10 acres in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.  He has been a key leader in ensuring the environmental sustainability of the new hospital, which is expected to receive Leadership in Energy and Design (LEED) certification when it opens in May 2009.  He also has overseen the implementation of the Computerized Physician Order Entry System (CPOE), a paperless system designed to help improve care and reduce medical errors. 

Previously, Mr. Oxendale was a senior financial executive with the Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation, and served as senior audit manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Pittsburgh.

Mr. Oxendale has been recognized by Clarion University as a distinguished alumnus. He serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations dedicated to youth and the communities in which they live. His board memberships include The Pittsburgh Project, Covenant Bible College International and the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is also a Board member of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. Mr. Oxendale and his wife, Diane, have three daughters.

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Updated 4/4/08