STPH Names Sandra DiPietro CFO

STPH NAMES SANDRA DIPIETRO CFO

COVINGTON - Sandra DiPietro has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

DiPietro has served as controller at STPH since 1995 and has been with the hospital since 1994, when she was hired as a senior accountant for budget and reimbursement. Before that, she served as a senior auditor for Ernst & Young and assistant manager of financial accounting for International Shipholding Corp.

She teaches undergraduate and graduate level healthcare financial management at the University of Phoenix, serves as treasurer on the New Heights Therapy board of directors and is a member of the Active Partnership Finance Committee.

“I am so proud to see such a success story from within our ranks, as Sandra’s career has grown with our hospital,” said STPH President and CEO Patti Ellish. “Her financial knowledge and leadership have helped St. Tammany Parish Hospital remain fiscally strong to help us better meet our mission to provide world-class healthcare close to home.”

DiPietro has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southeastern University and earned her master's degree in business administration from the University of New Orleans. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

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A full-service acute care facility committed to providing world-class healthcare and the latest technology, St. Tammany Parish Hospital delivers today’s life-improving procedures with the utmost care to area residents with emphasis on wellness, preventive care and disease management close to home. STPH is a self-supporting not-for-profit community hospital; it receives no tax funding. STPH.org