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title: "UChicago Medicine taps Gina Cronin for Chief HR Officer role"
description: "Gina Cronin joins UChicago Medicine as SVP, Chief HR Officer, effective October 19. She brings over 30 years of healthcare HR and operational leadership."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-08-24T19:22:37.209Z
date_label: August 24, 2026
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# Gina Cronin named SVP, Chief HR Officer at UChicago Medicine

*[Gina Cronin, FACHE](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/103223220), has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for the [UChicago Medicine Health System](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/446714), effective October 19, according to an announcement from the organization.*

Cronin brings more than three decades of healthcare operational and HR leadership experience to the academic health system. She joins from [Children's National Hospital](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/101792929), where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, and previously spent over two decades in clinical operations roles.

## Sources

- [UChicago Medicine](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/university-of-chicago-medicine_welcome-to-uchicago-medicine-gina-cronin-activity-7496302673462235136-yoSM)

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