Astrid Gonzalez Parrilla
Astrid Gonzalez Parrilla has joined Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network as senior vice president, clinical operations.
An occupational therapist by training with a deep passion for rehabilitation, Gonzalez Parrilla oversees Good Shepherd’s adult and pediatric inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Allentown and Bethlehem, long-term acute care hospital in Bethlehem, home health, long-term care facilities for nearly 160 residents in Allentown and Bethlehem, and the admissions department. She serves on Good Shepherd’s Senior Leadership Team.
A native of Puerto Rico, Gonzalez Parrilla arrived at Good Shepherd and the Lehigh Valley from Brooks Rehabilitation in Florida, where she served as vice president of operations for the Brooks-Halifax Health partnership. In that role, Gonzalez Parrilla oversaw the strategic direction, fiscal management and day-to-day operations of the physician practice, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility, adult and pediatric outpatient services and acute-care therapy departments.
Gonzalez Parrilla is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, with a degree in occupational therapy. She earned a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia Southern University and a doctorate in occupational therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Care Professions in 2014.
She is board certified as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), a Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) surveyor, and a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE) and the National Society of Leadership and Success.
Kelly Chando
St. Luke’s director of development, Kelly Chando, has been included in the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) 40 Under 40 List.
The 40 Under 40 program is designed to recognize the future leaders within the health care philanthropy community. AHP honors these 40 young professionals because they are shaping the future of the health care industry, one campaign at a time.
Chando began her career in health care philanthropy at St. Luke’s University Health Network in September 2018. Kelly secured $3.1 million for the “Heart of the City” campaign, supporting St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus. She has also secured a first-time $250,000 challenge match to accelerate the growth of St. Luke’s dental program, providing quality affordable care for underserved families, and continues to support the St. Luke’s Allentown Campus and their initiatives
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), established in 1967, is an international professional organization dedicated exclusively to development professionals who encourage charity in North America’s health care organizations. AHP’s 4,500 members represent more than 2,200 health care facilities around the world.