Chief Executive Officer
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Andrew Goldfrach, FACHE, is the Chief Executive Officer at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC); the public safety net hospital for the 2.2 million residents of San Bernardino County. In his capacity, Mr. Goldfrach is responsible for the overall strategic and operational direction of the 456-bed university affiliated medical center.
Prior to his appointment as the CEO in June 2024, Mr. Goldfrach was the medical center’s chief operating officer where he led the day-to-day operations. From February 2021 to September 2021, Mr. Goldfrach was also tapped to be the interim Director for the Department of Public Health for San Bernardino County during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic where he led the department and County in its COVID-19 response.
Prior to joining ARMC, Mr. Goldfrach was the Chief Executive Officer for University Hospitals Avon Rehabilitation Hospital, a joint venture hospital in Cleveland Ohio, where he transformed the hospital from its opening to a nationally top-rated hospital for quality. Mr. Goldfrach has held several senior level hospital positions across the United States throughout his nearly 20 years in healthcare management.
Mr. Goldfrach is on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Public Hospital, Board of the Hospital Association of Southern California, and Board of Trustees for California University of Sciences and Medicine. In addition, he held several board positions with the American College of Healthcare Executives of Southern California and Community Health Association of Inland Southern Region.
Mr. Goldfrach is on faculty at Concordia University, Irvine as an adjunct professor in their Master of Healthcare Administration program and routinely guest lectures in healthcare management at UCLA School of Public Health, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, and Ithaca College in New York.
In 2022, Mr. Goldfrach was named in Marquis Publishing “Who’s Who in America” for his achievement’s healthcare leadership and contributions to society.
Having graduated with his master’s in healthcare administration (MHA) from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and a bachelor’s degree in health policy from Ithaca College in New York; Mr. Goldfrach is board certified in healthcare management and a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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