M. D. Anderson - Orlando Names New COO

In a recent press release, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando named longtime administrator Beth Rudloff, RN as its new Chief Operating Officer. Rudloff, who has been with Orlando Health, the parent company of M. D. Anderson – Orlando, since 1989, most recently served as Chief Nursing Officer for Orlando Regional Medical Center. In her new role, Rudloff will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of M. D. Anderson - Orlando. Rudloff replaces Anne Peach, who left the COO position in late 2010 to take on full-time duties as Orlando Health Chief Nursing Officer.
 
“We are thrilled to have Beth on board here at M. D. Anderson - Orlando,” said Clarence Brown, III, MD, President and CEO of M. D. Anderson – Orlando. “In the more than 20 years with our organization she has been a leader focused on providing exceptional care to our patients. She will be a true asset to our M. D. Anderson – Orlando team, joining physicians, surgeons, nurses, administrators and support staff who will register more than 5,000 new patients each year, seeking the best possible care for an illness that poses one of humanity's greatest challenges.”
 
Rudloff’s career began with Orlando Health in 1989 first as Manager of Utilization Review and Strategic Value and then as Director of Care Management and Clinical Improvement.  In 2007, she became the Chief Quality Officer for ORMC and Lucerne Hospital and a year later took on the position as Chief Nursing Officer for ORMC, overseeing nursing within ORMC, the Charles Lewis and Lucerne Pavilions.
 
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, part of Orlando Health, is affiliated with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked M. D. Anderson Cancer Center as the top cancer treatment center in the U.S. and has ranked it as one of the top two cancer centers for the past 13 years. Orlando Health, a 1,780-bed community-owned, Florida not-for-profit organization established in 1918, annually serves nearly 2 million Central Florida residents and more than 4,500 international patients. More information is available at www.mdandersonorlando.org.