The California Hospital Association, representing more than 400 hospitals throughout California, advocates for better, more accessible health care for all Californians. CHA ensures that hospitals will continue to be able to provide exceptional care to patients and comprehensive health services to communities. Established in 1935, CHA provides information, resources, and perspective to state and federal policy makers to inform decisions that affect 40 million Californians.
CHA is a nonprofit, member-driven organization, led by a 40-plus member Board of Trustees composed of the leaders of California’s hospitals and health systems.
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Adam Darvish
Senior Vice President, Hospital Division – California, Kindred Healthcare, Westminster
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Bernard Klein, MD
Chief Executive, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills
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Brian Alexander
CEO, Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Roseville
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Brian T. Cook
President, Far West Division, Hospital Corporation of America, Henderson, NV
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Bryan J. Bucklew
President & CEO, Hospital Council – Northern & Central California, Sacramento
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, CAHHS-CHA
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Carolyn Caldwell
President/CEO, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach
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Diane Hansen
President/CEO, Palomar Health, Escondido
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Dimitrios Alexiou
President & CEO, Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, San Diego
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Edmundo Castañeda
President, Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento
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Elaine Batchlor, MD
CEO, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Los Angeles
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Erik G. Wexler
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive, Providence Southern California, Torrance
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Gary Honts
CEO, JFK Memorial Hospital, Indio
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Gary K. Wilde
President/CEO, Community Memorial Health System, Ventura
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George W. Greene, Esq.
President & CEO, Hospital Association of Southern California, Los Angeles
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Gustavo “Gus” Valdespino
President/CEO, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys
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Joe Avelino, RN
CEO, College Medical Center Long Beach, Long Beach
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Jon Van Boening
President, Central California Division Dignity Health, Bakersfield
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Julie Miller-Phipps
President, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region, Pasadena
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Kavitha Reddy Bhatia, MD
Chair & President, Prime Healthcare; CMO of Strategy, Prime Healthcare, San Diego
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Kerry L. Heinrich
CEO, Loma Linda University Medical Center
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Kevin Klockenga
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive, Providence Northern California, Santa Rosa
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Lawrence “Larry” E. Lewis
CEO, Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District, Brawley
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Lori Morgan, MD
President/CEO Huntington Hospital, Pasadena
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Louis Ward
CEO, Mayers Memorial Hospital District, Fall River Mills
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Mary Jo Jacobson, PT
CEO, San Joaquin Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Fresno
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Michael Sarian
KPC Health, Santa Ana
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Michelle J. Gaskill-Hames, RN
Senior Vice President, No. Calif. Health Plan Operations, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland
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Mike Wiltermood
President/CEO, Enloe Medical Center – Esplanade Campus, Chico
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Patty Maysent
CEO, UC San Diego Health, San Diego
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Paul Viviano
President/CEO, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
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Philip A. Cohen
CEO, Monterey Park Hospital, Monterey Park
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René G. Santiago
Deputy County Executive and Director, Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, San Jose
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Robert “Rob” H. Curry
President/CEO, Emanate Health, Covina
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Robert J. Wentz
President/CEO, Oroville Hospital, Oroville
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Sarah Krevans
President/CEO, Sutter Health, Sacramento
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Scott Reiner
CEO, Adventist Health, Roseville
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Siri Nelson
CEO, Marshall Medical Center, Placerville
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Steven “Steve” L. Dietlin
CEO, Tri-City Healthcare District, Oceanside
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Susan Ehrlich, MD
CEO, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
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Susan Taylor
CEO, College Hospital Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa
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Thomas “Tom” M. Priselac
President/CEO, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
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Todd A. Suntrapak
President/CEO, Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera
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Tom Gammiere
Corporate Sr. Vice President & Regional Chief Executive, Scripps Health South, San Diego
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Adam Darvish
Senior Vice President, Hospital Division – California, Kindred Healthcare, Westminster
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Brett McClain
Executive Vice President & COO, Sharp HealthCare, San Diego
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, CAHHS-CHA
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Elaine Batchlor, MD
CEO, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Los Angeles
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Gary K. Wilde
President/CEO, Community Memorial Health System, Ventura
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Kerry L. Heinrich
CEO, Loma Linda University Medical Center
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Louis Peltier
Volunteer, Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield; Chair, CAHHS Committee on Volunteer Services
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Pete Delgado
President/CEO, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas
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Sarah Krevans
President/CEO, Sutter Health, Sacramento
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Scott Reiner
CEO, Adventist Health, Roseville
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Todd A. Suntrapak
President/CEO, Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera
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Amber Ott
Senior Vice President, Data Analytics
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Anne O’Rourke
Senior Vice President, Federal Relations
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, CAHHS-CHA
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David Simon
Senior Vice President, Communications
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Dietmar Grellmann
Senior Vice President, Policy
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Jennifer Newman
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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Julie Reppas
Senior Vice President, Operations & Human Resources
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Kathryn Austin Scott
Senior Vice President, State Relations and Advocacy
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Alex Hawthorne
Vice President, State Relations & Advocacy
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Allison Bradley
Director, Communications
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Amber Ott
Senior Vice President, Data Analytics
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Andrea Daugherty
Executive Director, CHPAC
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Anne O’Rourke
Senior Vice President, Federal Relations
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Barbara Glaser
Senior Legislative Advocate
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BJ Bartleson, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Vice President, Nursing & Clinical Services
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, CAHHS-CHA
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Chad Mulvany
Vice President, Federal Policy
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David Simon
Senior Vice President, Communications
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Delma Giroski
Human Resources Manager
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Dietmar Grellmann
Senior Vice President, Policy
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Gideon Baum
Vice President, Public Policy
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Ingrid Hamel
Executive Assistant & Governance Administrator
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Jackie Garman
Vice President, Legal Counsel
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Jan Emerson-Shea
Vice President, External Affairs
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Jennifer Newman
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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Julie Reppas
Senior Vice President, Operations & Human Resources
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Justin Ziombra
Vice President, Data Analytics
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Kathryn Austin Scott
Senior Vice President, State Relations and Advocacy
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Kiyomi Burchill
Group Vice President, Policy
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Lisa Evans
Vice President, Member Engagement
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Liz Mekjavich
Vice President, Publishing & Education
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Lois Richardson
Vice President, Legal Counsel
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Maria Sperber
Legislative Advocate
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Megan Howard
Vice President, Federal Policy
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Patricia Blaisdell, FACHE
Vice President, Continuum of Care
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Peggy Broussard Wheeler
Vice President, Rural Health & Governance
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Rony Berdugo
Legislative Advocate
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Ryan Witz
Vice President, Health Care Finance Initiatives
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Sheree Lowe
Vice President, Behavioral Health
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Terry Sherb
Chief Information Officer
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Tracy Campbell, APR
Assistant Group Vice President, Communications
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Trina Gonzalez
Vice President, Policy
- Center for Behavioral Health
- Center for Post-Acute Care
- Rural Healthcare Center
- Case Management Committee
- Certification & Licensing Committee
- CNO Advisory Committee
- Communications Committee
- Community Benefit Committee
- Emergency Management Advisory Committee
- EMS/Trauma Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- HLWI Advisory Group
- Managed Care Committee
- Medication Safety Committee
- Workforce Committee