Constance (Connie) O’Malley, RN, BSN, MSA, FACHE, is regional chief operating officer of University of Michigan Health and has been an outstanding, can-do leader throughout a decades-long career in health care leadership.In her COO position, she oversees major capital projects and facilities management for the Region, UMH Sparrow Lansing, and UMH West. In addition, she provides oversight of the UMH community hospitals (Eaton, Carson, Clinton and Ionia), Michigan Athletic Club, and post-acute services including hospice, palliative care, and home care teams.
Connie began her career as a bedside nurse, became a nurse educator, then clinical nurse manager before joining the leadership ranks. During her career, she has overseen numerous important and complex initiatives, such as outpatient ambulatory centers and expansion of several multimillion-dollar hospital expansions in her career.
Connie most recently served as associate chief operating officer for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital (where she led expansion of children’s emergency services) and Van Voightlander Women’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. She has also held leadership roles as president of outpatient services at Corewell Health; president of Corewell Hospital in Farmington Hills; vice president and chief operating officer of Corewell Hospital in Troy; vice president of surgical services, trauma, transplant and ambulatory services at Corewell Hospital in Royal Oak; and in various positions at Ascension Health, including St. John Providence Health System and Detroit Medical Center.
She has been a fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives since 2012 and has served on many nonprofit boards. Connie, a Detroit-area native, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Oakland University and her master’s in health service administration from Madonna University.