Leading Executives in Hospitals
Samuel N. (Sam) Hazen
Chief Executive Officer, HCA Healthcare
Veteran operator who became CEO on January 1, 2019; leads the nation’s largest for‑profit hospital network (including ~186 hospitals) and has steered strong post‑pandemic volume and guidance in 2025.
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Saum Sutaria, MD
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Tenet Healthcare
Physician‑executive serving as CEO since 2021 and Chairman since 2023; oversees Tenet’s acute hospitals and the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery platform (USPI).
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Marc D. Miller
President & Chief Executive Officer, Universal Health Services (UHS)
Led UHS since 2021 with one of the nation’s largest behavioral health footprints; serves as 2025 Chair of the Federation of American Hospitals.
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Tim L. Hingtgen
Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Systems (CHS)
Operational turnaround leader; will retire as CEO effective September 30, 2025, with President/CFO Kevin Hammons slated to become interim CEO.
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Wright L. Lassiter III
Chief Executive Officer, CommonSpirit Health
Former AHA chair who became CEO in August 2022; leads one of the largest U.S. nonprofit systems with 140+ hospitals and 2,200+ care sites across 20+ states.
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Joseph R. Impicciche, JD, MHA
Chief Executive Officer, Ascension
Mission‑driven executive and 2024‑2025 Catholic Health Association board chair; will retire at year‑end 2025 with Eduardo Conrado named to succeed him effective January 1, 2026.
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Michael A. (Mike) Slubowski, FACHE, FACMPE
President & Chief Executive Officer, Trinity Health
Longtime Catholic health system operator leading a 26‑state ministry; recognized by Modern Healthcare among 2024’s 100 Most Influential People.
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Erik G. Wexler
President & Chief Executive Officer, Providence
Promoted to CEO effective January 1, 2025; now driving a streamlined executive structure and a system‑wide transformation agenda across 51 hospitals.
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Gianrico Farrugia, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic
Physician‑scientist CEO leading strategic growth and research leadership; announced a $1.9B expansion in Phoenix to scale next‑gen care models.
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Tomislav (Tom) Mihaljevic, MD
Chief Executive Officer & President, Cleveland Clinic
Cardiac surgeon who has led the globally integrated Cleveland Clinic since 2018, with hospitals and clinics across the U.S., U.K., Canada and UAE.
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Anne Klibanski, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mass General Brigham
Endocrinologist‑researcher CEO since 2019; led difficult 2025 restructuring to close a projected $250M gap while continuing system integration.
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Greg A. Adams
Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Permanente (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals & Health Plan)
Chair and CEO credited with launching Risant Health to scale value‑based care nationally, beginning with Geisinger as the inaugural member.
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Robert (Rob) W. Allen
President & Chief Executive Officer, Intermountain Health
Career Intermountain leader who became CEO in December 2022; advancing value‑based care across the Intermountain West with SelectHealth and systemwide innovation.
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Leslie C. Davis
President & Chief Executive Officer, UPMC
Veteran operator who took the helm in 2021; oversees a 40‑hospital provider‑insurer enterprise with domestic and international operations.
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Warner L. Thomas
President & Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Health
Joined as CEO in late 2022; now leading a bold access‑expansion strategy, including a $1B flagship campus and medical center in Emeryville announced in 2025.
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Michael J. Dowling
President & Chief Executive Officer (through Sept. 30, 2025), Northwell Health
One of healthcare’s longest‑tenured CEOs; announced he will step down and become CEO emeritus effective October 1, 2025, after leading Northwell’s major growth.
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Steven J. Corwin, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer, NewYork‑Presbyterian
Cardiologist‑administrator who expanded NYP into a 10‑hospital, 200‑site academic powerhouse affiliated with both Columbia and Weill Cornell; championed the Dalio Center for Health Justice.
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Alec C. Kimmelman, MD, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Dean, NYU Langone Health
Radiation oncologist and former Perlmutter Cancer Center director; became CEO and dean on September 1, 2025, succeeding Robert I. Grossman.
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David Banks
President & Chief Executive Officer, AdventHealth
Named president & CEO on April 3, 2025, succeeding Terry Shaw; now leading a 100,000‑employee, 50+ hospital faith‑based system.
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Anne Klibanski, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer (repeat entry retained for completeness across top systems), Mass General Brigham
System integrator and academic medicine leader focused on building an ‘integrated academic health care system of the future’ while navigating 2025 cost resets.
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