Alicia Rivas Sworn In as Interim Director of Arturo Grullón Children's Hospital

A new interim director takes over Santiago's Arturo Grullón Children's Hospital. Learn about her background.

Dr. Manuel Lora Perelló, director of the Servicio Regional de Salud Norcentral (SRSNC), swore in Dr. Alicia Rivas as interim director of the Arturo Grullón Children's Hospital in Santiago on Tuesday. The ceremony took place at the health facility, with staff members supporting the new director.

During the swearing-in, Lora Perelló praised her qualities and urged her to apply her management experience to strengthen the hospital's services and the humane treatment of patients. Rivas, who until now served as manager of teaching and research at the pediatric hospital, said she is open to everyone with the goal of strengthening the center every day.

In her remarks, the new director thanked her colleagues, whom she described as a team committed to a single goal: high-quality, timely care. She said they have always been there for her through challenges, helping her get back up when she has fallen.

Rivas's professional background includes work as a prevention specialist at St. Jude Hospital in the U.S., where she is also a member of its main network, as well as experience as a hospital epidemiologist and university professor. She is a member of the Dominican Medical Association and of the Dominican Societies of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, as well as the National Research Network and the Dominican Association of Pediatric Investigations (ADIP). She also coordinates the Medicine program at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Santiago campus.