Ketul Patel, MHA, MBA, was recently selected as CEO of Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health. At the same time, he was named senior vice president of divisional operations for the Pacific Northwest Region of Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives.
As one of seven CHI senior vice presidents overseeing divisional operations within the 19-statewide enterprise, Mr. Patel will guide the implementation of key strategic and operational initiatives designed to facilitate systemwide effectiveness and improved care delivery. These include both local and national initiatives such as coordinated care, population health management and clinically integrated networks in the Pacific Northwest Division, which is comprised of CHI Franciscan Health, CHI Mercy Health in Roseburg, Ore., and CHI St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Ore.
Mr. Patel's most recent role includes executive vice president, chief strategy officer and COO at Hackensack (N.J.) University Health Network and Hackensack University Medical Center, a 1,452-bed and 11,300-employee healthcare system. There, he was responsible for strategy formulation and execution, network growth through partnerships and systemwide clinical integration, operational performance of medical centers and service lines and physician development and partnership. In addition to those duties, Mr. Patel also served as the lead executive for the system's cancer, cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurosciences, surgery and imaging service lines.
With over two decades of healthcare leadership experience, Mr. Patel has served in numerous executive roles within several large health systems across the country. Prior to joining Hackensack University Health Network and Hackensack University Medical Center, he served as vice president of operations for UPMC's Magee-Womens Hospital, senior vice president at Franciscan Health Alliance St. James Health in Chicago and vice president for strategic planning and business development at Sharp HealthCare in San Diego.