St. John
Laura St. John, MBA, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President Hospital-Based Surgical Services

Ms. St. John joined Cooper University Healthcare in April 2024. She provides operational and clinical oversight for Pre-admission Testing, Operating Room Suites, PACU, Pre-op Holding Area, Surgical Care Unit, Short Procedure Unit, and Central Sterile Processing.

Ms. St. John has over three decades of hospital and outpatient surgery experience.  Prior to joining Cooper, she served as the Administrator of Wills Surgery Center of Cherry Hill. Ms. St. John spent most of her career at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia in a variety of leadership roles including Service Line Manager of General/Vascular Surgery and Senior Director of Perioperative Services.

Ms. St. John’s leadership focuses on both operational efficiency and fostering interprofessional and interdepartmental collaboration to promote quality outcomes. Throughout her career, she has led many successful efforts to eliminate waste, enhance perioperative processes, and open new surgical lines. She also led the Hahnemann perioperative team during a successful Magnet® re-designation. In 2008, she was recognized as Hahnemann’s Nurse of the Year.

Ms. St. John obtained her Master of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University; Master of Business Administration from Philadelphia University; Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science; and Associate of Science in Nursing from Hahnemann University.