The Chester County OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center) has appointed Chester County Hospital CEO Michael J. Duncan to its Board of Directors.

CCOIC board members work diligently as leaders in improving the lives of disadvantaged adults by creating educational and employment opportunities. The mission is to open opportunities for individuals to prepare for sustainable employment and financial independence through education, training, and support services.

“We are pleased to welcome Michael Duncan to the CCOIC board family and look forward to his contribution and insight for an exciting and successful 2022 and beyond,” said CCOIC President Joyce Chester.

Duncan is a 1978 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in Engineering Physics. His naval career as a nuclear engineer included a tour on a fast attack submarine, followed by an academic appointment at The Naval Submarine School, where he served as a tactics instructor for senior officers.

“It is an honor and privilege to join the CCOIC to contribute to the valuable work and opportunities they provide to our community,” said Duncan. “Their mission and Chester County Hospital’s mission are congruent in many ways, and both align with my values. My guiding star is to love my neighbor as myself. It’s infused in my leadership philosophy, it informs the way my colleagues care for our constituents, and it has supported the hospital’s founding commitment to health equity and inclusion.”

A native of Fort Worth, Tex., Duncan entered the developing field of managed healthcare in the late 1980s and was asked to run his first HMO in 1989. 

Since 1995, he served as CEO of three large academic physician groups:

• Columbia Doctors, a 1,400-member physician group at New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• Temple University Physicians
• University of Oklahoma Physicians

Duncan joined the Chester County Hospital and Health System as President and CEO in 2011.

“As a pillar of this county, Chester County Hospital has been listening to our friends, families, and neighbors to understand how we can make equitable healthcare for the disadvantaged and underrepresented more accessible,” he said. “Through this approach, we have offered the COVID-19 vaccines to many who may not have otherwise had access; we have partnered with several businesses and leaders in Coatesville to promote high-quality healthcare, wellness, and educational health-focused services; and we have provided care for the underserved in our Ob/Gyn Clinic.

“I look forward to taking these efforts further to see how they can contribute to those served by the CCOIC. I am even more excited to experience what I can learn from each of them.”

Learn more about the Chester County OIC.