North Shore Healthcare appoints Darren Gee as new CEO

North Shore Healthcare has tapped Darren Gee as its next CEO.

Gee joined the North Shore team in January as its COO and has spent the last 30 years in the long-term care industry. North Shore operates 69 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities across three states.

“Darren’s ability to communicate and lead at a high level will be instrumental in continuing our growth and building our future,” North Shore wrote on its LinkedIn page on Friday. “His passion and patient care focus will serve him very well in his new role.”

Prior to joining North Shore, Gee served as chief development officer for Prestige Healthcare and CEO at Everest Management Solutions. He has also served in leadership roles at Cornerstone Healthcare, SavaSeniorCare and SLC Professionals Capital.

Former CEO David Mills will remain an owner and partner with North Shore, according to the LinkedIn post, and will focus his future efforts toward advocacy and legislative priorities at the state and federal level.

“His leadership and cultural development has been critical in the growth of our organization,” the LinkedIn post read.

During the Skilled Nursing News Clinical Executive Conference last week, Mills told the crowd in Chicago that providers need to think more about where they are going rather than where they have already been.

“I use this analogy of Wayne Gretzky – you’ve gotta skate to where the puck is going. That’s what I see us needing to do now. If we stay put and do what we have always done, we’re going to fail,” Mills said. Skilled Nursing News