Garnet Health names CIO Craig Filippini Chief Information and Integration Officer

Garnet Health announced that Craig Filippini, MBA, who has served as the system’s chief information officer for the past six years, accepted an expanded role as Chief Information and Integration Officer for the Mid‑Hudson health system, the organization said with a MIDDLETOWN, NY dateline on Feb. 16, 2026. The move advances Filippini’s leadership over Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills, Garnet Health Medical Center and Garnet Health Doctors.

In the expanded position Filippini will "establish a formalized project management infrastructure across Garnet Health and position the organization for advanced integration opportunities over the coming months and years," the announcement stated. The press release was posted on Garnet Health’s site Feb. 17, 2026 and carried the byline Deija Davis‑Montes, BS.

Filippini provided a statement included in the release: "I’m honored to step into the role of Chief Information and Integration Officer at Garnet Health and to continue building on the strong foundation our team has created over the past several years," said Filippini. "As healthcare continues to evolve, it’s critical that we strengthen how our systems, teams and processes connect across the organization. By formalizing a robust project management infrastructure and advancing integration efforts, we are positioning Garnet Health to operate at peak efficiency to always ensure the most optimum patient experience for the communities we serve."

Garnet Health’s announcement noted Filippini joined the organization in 2016 as Administrator, Information Technology before being promoted to Chief Information Officer and serving in that capacity for six years. Professional profiles on TheOrg add that he previously served as Associate Chief Information Officer and that his earlier responsibilities at Garnet Health included oversight of technical IT teams and the Communications department.

Background material from TheOrg and a LinkedIn snapshot detail Filippini’s broader span of responsibility: oversight of Information Technology, Communications, Health Information Management and Biomedical Engineering, plus technology advancement across Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills, Garnet Health Medical Center and Garnet Health Doctors. TheOrg lists colleagues by name, Evan Gray (Director, IT Financial, Ancillary, Operational Applications & Business Intelligence), Gregg Hough (Director Of Security) and Tim O’Connor (IT Manager), and shows Healthcare Management and Leadership Team groupings.

Professional profiles also record Filippini’s prior corporate role as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at SRSsoft, described as a national Electronic Health Record company, and his education: a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and an MBA from Mount Saint Mary College. Certifications listed on TheOrg include IT Enterprise Administrator (Microsoft) and IT Service Management; a LinkedIn snippet lists CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognitions for multiple years and HIMSS Stage 7 2019.

The press release was echoed on other channels, including a paywalled republication on ScDemocratOnline and a Garnet Health Instagram post that referenced a contributed photo. Some professional listings still show Filippini’s title as Chief Information Officer, indicating profiles may take additional time to reflect the newly announced Chief Information and Integration Officer role.