Saint Anthony Hospital (SAH) recently announced its hiring of Malinda Carter as the new Vice President of Human Resources. As the new VP, Carter will focus on the areas of attracting, developing and retaining talent across the organization, compensation and benefits, workforce development, diversity management and associate engagement.

Her duties will help strengthen her position in helping foster an inclusive workplace culture in a rapidly changing healthcare industry.

“Malinda’s experience and expertise makes her ideal to help shape and lead our human resources strategy as we enter an extraordinarily challenging era of healthcare,” SAH President and CEO Guy A. Medaglia said. “We are excited to add such a talented and experienced executive to our leadership team.”

Before joining SAH, Carter has held executive positions in various organizations, serving as the HR Consulting Director for CAN Financial and the human resource executive with Abbott Labs and retailer sears. Carter brings a combination of strategic business and relationship building skills.

“I am truly delighted to join the SAH team at a time of such dynamic and positive change,” Carter said. “The Board’s and Guy’s vision for excellence and quality provides the human resources department the opportunity and support to create an increasingly quality and positive employee experience for our staff and an extremely competent and compassionate experience for our patients.”

Carter holds a bachelor’s degree in labor and industrial relations from The Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in labor and human resources from The Ohio State University.