Fernando Rivera, CEO of the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, has been selected to receive two prestigious national awards, the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive, which is the highest annual award for senior executives in federal service and the 2022 Veterans Health Administration John D. Chase Award for Executive Excellence in Health Care, a joint award offered by the Society of Federal Health Professionals and the Veterans Health Administration.
The 2021 Presidential Rank Award indicates the President of the United States’ high esteem of the work being done in the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System.
Awardees are selected by the president in recognition of the strong leadership, professionalism and science that achieves results.
Rivera was chosen as a recipient of both awards in recognition of his success leading a health system that provides high-quality health care, as well as exceptional patient experience and employee satisfaction.
Since returning home to New Orleans in 2015, Rivera has overseen the building and activation of the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System’s 1.6 million square foot replacement medical center.
Under Rivera’s leadership, the health system has grown to serve over 50,000 Veterans across southeast Louisiana.
