Chief Healthcare Executive March 19, 2025
After leading the pediatric system for more than seven years, Dr. Marc Gorelick is retiring this summer. He talked with us about navigating the pandemic, adapting to change, and why he’s focused on closing disparities.
Dr. Marc Gorelick spent over 25 years in emergency medicine, and he says that experience proved to be invaluable in leading Children’s Minnesota.
Emergency medicine physicians have to think quickly, and he says that has helped him lead the system through the COVID-19 pandemic, its fallout, and a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. He says he’s developed a degree of comfort in making choices without having all the answers.
“Emergency environment is not conducive to having comprehensive information over a period of time,” Gorelick says. “You...