Becker's Healthcare December 20, 2024
Ketul Patel, CEO of Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, is driving improvements in community health through expanded care, strategic partnerships and a focus on workplace culture.
As CEO of the 1,800-bed system and president of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s Northwest region, Mr. Patel is addressing both local and national healthcare challenges. He spoke with Becker’s about his 2025 strategy, touching on outpatient care, employee retention and financial issues.
Expanding inpatient and outpatient care
“We have over 300 sites of care within our system,” Mr. Patel told Becker’s. “We always look at things through the lens of what the patients truly need. We know as healthcare becomes more and more ambulatory in nature, we need to expand our footprint even more...
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