Della C. Payne

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Della C. Payne is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Main Line Health. Della first joined Main Line Health in 1999 as Assistant General Counsel. Throughout her tenure, she held various positions and was promoted to her current role in 2024. As the Chief Legal Officer for Main Line Health, Della leads a legal department of eight attorneys and support staff, serves as the secretary for Main Line Health and its subsidiaries, and has oversight responsibility for the Claims Management and Workers’ Compensation departments.

Before joining Main Line Health, she was a professional liability defense litigator in Philadelphia representing the interests of healthcare providers, hospitals and health systems. Prior to her legal career, she worked as a registered nurse practicing in critical care and nursing management.

Payne received her Juris Doctor degree from Temple University School of Law, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Eastern College, and a Diploma in Nursing from the Bryn Mawr Hospital School of Nursing. She is a member of the American Health Law Association, the Health Law Section of the American Bar Association, and the Association of Corporate Counsel. She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and nursing in Pennsylvania.