Nuvance Health CEO to retire following Northwell merger

Modern Healthcare – Monday, October 13, 2025
By Caroline Hudson

Nuvance Health President and CEO Dr. John Murphy is retiring at the end of the year after a decades-long healthcare career.

Murphy’s role will not be replaced. Dr. John D’Angelo, president and CEO of Northwell Health, which acquired Danbury, Connecticut-based Nuvance in May, will oversee the combined system, according to a Monday news release.

Nuvance Chief Operating Officer Michelle Robertson will become market president for the Nuvance region beginning Jan. 1, according to the release.

Murphy, a neurologist, became CEO at Nuvance in 2019, after Western Connecticut Health Network and Health Quest merged to form the system. Prior to that, he joined Danbury Health Systems in 2008 as an executive vice president and was promoted to president and CEO in 2010. Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital and Norwalk Hospital were part of Western Connecticut Health Network.

He helped establish Nuvance’s Global Health Program, launch the Rudy L. Ruggles Biomedical Research Institute and form a partnership with Cleveland Clinic for cardiovascular care, according to the release.

Most recently, Murphy steered Nuvance through its merger with New Hyde Park, New York-based Northwell. The deal, which was announced in 2024, created a nearly $23 billion system with 28 hospitals, more than 1,050 ambulatory care sites and 73 urgent care locations.

Murphy plans to spend more time with family, travel and pursue other personal interests during retirement, according to the release.

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