Solomon A. Torres, FACHE, is deputy executive director/COO, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, New York City.

He also serves on the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 49,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. With comprehensive programs in credentialing, education, career counseling, publications and research, ACHE works toward its goal of being the preeminent professional society for leaders dedicated to advancing health.

Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Mr. Torres served as the ACHE Regent for New York—Metropolitan New York, from 2016 to 2019 and on several committees.

Before he joined Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in 2021, Mr. Torres served as interim COO, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, from 2019 to 2021. Earlier in his career, he held various senior leadership roles at several major academic medical centers in New York including NewYork-Presbyterian, New York University Winthrop Hospital (now called NYU Langone Hospital), Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He launched his career at the Jacobi Medical Center and also held a leadership position at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

In addition to his service to ACHE, Mr. Torres is an assistant professor in the School of Population Studies at Hofstra University, where he teaches healthcare leadership in the graduate program. He is also a member of the New York-based Healthcare Executives Club, where he serves on the executive committee as a member at large.

Mr. Torres has received several awards from ACHE during his career: the Early Careerist Regent Award (1998), the Senior Careerist Regent Award (2007) and the Service Award (2017) through ACHE's Recognition Program.

Mr. Torres earned his MPA from the Wagner School of New York University and his bachelor's from Rutgers University, where he was named the Outstanding Male Graduate of his class. He also holds a valid long-term care license.