Charles Barbera

Charles F. Barbera, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP, is president and CEO of Reading Hospital and president of the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. He is the first physician in the hospital’s more than 150-year history to hold this position. He joined Reading Hospital in 1996 and became the Chair of Emergency Medicine in 1999, a position he held for more than 20 years. Dr. Barbera was key in the creation and accreditation of Reading Hospital's Trauma Center, developed a successful Community Paramedic Program, and was instrumental in the development of Reading Hospital's Pediatric Emergency Department and Psychiatric Emergency Department. He was also the clinical leader in the health system's expansive telemedicine efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and developed Tower Health’s EMS System, TowerDirect. He currently oversees the administrative, clinical and operational functions of Reading Hospital, Berks County’s tertiary care academic medical center. Dr. Barbera is the immediate past Chair of the Pennsylvania Trauma System Foundation Board, is a member of the Gift of Life Medical Advisory and Policy Board, Alvernia University, The United Way of Berks County, Diamond Credit Union, Threshold Rehabilitation Services and The Foundation of Reading Area Community College. He previously served as the president of Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians and The Berks County Medical Society and on the boards of Autism Society of Berks County, American Heart Association, and the Children's Home of Reading. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Temple University School of Medicine, his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts from LaSalle University, his Master’s in Business Administration from Alvernia University, and his Master’s in Public Health from The George Washington University.