Becker’s Hospital Review, one of the nation’s leading news outlets covering hospitals and health systems and their executives, has included several senior leaders from Temple Health in its most recent accolades for 2026.
Community Hospital CEOs to Know
Richard Newell, MPT, DPT, president and CEO at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital, and Matthew Shelak OTR/L, MBA, FACHE, executive director of Temple University Hospital-Jeanes Campus, have been named to Becker's list of “Community Hospital CEOs to Know” for 2026.
Community hospital CEOs like Newell and Shelak are recognized by Becker’s as “community stewards, strategic visionaries, and patient advocates,” the entry states. “Simultaneously, they are shaping the cultures that attract and retain talented care-givers, building the long-term strategies that position their hospitals for growth, and maintaining the financial discipline that keeps high-quality, cost-effective care within reach for their communities.”
From Newell’s entry in Becker's Community Hospital CEOs to Know list:
“Under his leadership, Chestnut Hill Hospital has seen a 62% increase in surgeries in under three years, and increases of 15% in admissions and 16% in outpatient volumes in under two years. He has expanded services by enlisting expertise from Fox Chase Cancer Center, adding urology, oncology, mammography, ophthalmology, psychiatry, and pulmonary and thoracic and vascular surgery. He has also formed a partnership with Temple University Hospital–Episcopal Campus in Philadelphia to bring senior behavioral health services to the community. Chestnut Hill Hospital has since risen to the No. 1 preferred provider in its region for multiple service lines, and earned a spot on Forbes’ inaugural list of “Top Hospitals in America” in 2026, ranking in the top 13% nationally.”
From Shelak’s entry in Becker's Community Hospital CEOs to Know list:
“Matt Shelak … has overseen significant clinical expansion, capital improvements and integration of advanced services from the academic medical system. Under his leadership, the hospital added Temple Health’s lung, heart, orthopedic and bone marrow transplant services, transforming the facility into a comprehensive care hub. He directed major infrastructure projects, including a new emergency department triage unit, observation unit, state-of-the-art cath lab and inpatient pharmacy, while implementing tools like EndoTool to improve diabetes care safety.”
Chief Financial Officers to Know
Jarred C. Matchett, the chief financial officer of Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been identified by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the nation’s 180 hospital and health system “CFOs to Know” for 2026.
Becker’s described those on this list as “strategic architects of their organizations’ fiscal health” who “are responsible not only for balancing the books, but also for building the financial foundations that allow great care to flourish.”
From Matchett's entry on the Becker’s CFOs to Know list:
“Jarred C. Matchett … has championed investments in ‘people infrastructure’ across clinical and research units, including staffing enhancements that improved radiology turnaround times and boosted patient satisfaction. He has also overseen facility expansions, including new infusion services and the development of clinical trials infrastructure. His leadership emphasizes accountability, transparency, and patient volume growth through strategic integration within Temple University Health System.”
Chief Pharmacy Officers to Know
Deborah Hauser, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Temple Health, appears in Becker’s list of “Chief Pharmacy Officers to Know” for 2026.
Hauser is among 101 leaders who Becker’s highlights for “overseeing complex supply chains, managing formularies at enormous scale, and standing as critical guardians of patient safety within their organizations.”
From Hauser’s entry on the Becker’s Chief Pharmacy Officers to Know list:
“Under her leadership, pharmacy operating income is set to double by fiscal year 2026, supported by advanced dashboards that track prescription capture rates by location, specialty and medication. As chain pharmacies have exited parts of North Philadelphia and the River Wards, Ms. Hauser expanded the system’s outpatient pharmacies to address the resulting pharmacy desert. She established 24-hour pharmacy services at Temple Women & Families Hospital and launched a retail pharmacy at the Episcopal Campus focused on patients with substance use disorder, offering injectable medication-assisted therapy through a walk-in model. She expanded pharmacy infrastructure at Fox Chase Cancer Center, including advanced compounding and clean rooms, and added dedicated pharmacy support to the system’s transplant program. Her team has also integrated AI into compliance workflows to audit claims and identify savings opportunities.”