Nelson Weichold, MHA, Named Chief Financial Officer at Nationwide Children’s
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Nelson Weichold, MHA, has been named chief financial officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, effective June 5.
Weichold brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience, previously working in large teaching hospitals and academic medical centers. Weichold most recently served as CFO at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital.
“Nationwide Children’s has become one of the country’s premier pediatric health systems over the last two decades,” said Tim Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Children’s. “Nelson’s innovative approach to financial strategy and leadership will allow the hospital to continue deepening and broadening the way we care for children.”
Previously, Weichold served as chief operating officer of the SIU School of Medicine and Multispecialty Practice in Springfield, Ill., and chief financial officer of the University of Miami Medical Center in Miami, Fla.
Weichold will oversee treasury operations, budgeting and cost accounting, financial reporting and revenue cycle for Nationwide Children’s.
“Nationwide Children’s is an organization that is a treasured resource for families, both locally and nationally,” said Weichold, who will reside in Dublin. “I look forward to contributing to its mission of supporting families from all walks of life, both inside and outside of the hospital’s walls.”
Nationwide Children’s most recent chief financial officer, Luke Brown, is transitioning to the role of vice president of treasury and finance.
About Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 13,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.6 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.