Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for spine surgery, including 11 in California.
The rankings recognize hospitals that deliver superior patient outcomes in back and neck surgeries and spinal fusion.
Read more on the publication's ranking methodology here.
Here are the leaders of the California hospitals and health systems that were included in the rankings:
- Kelly Linden, president and CEO
- Michael Bien, MD, chief of medical staff
Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage)
- Martin Massiello, president and CEO
- Ken Wheat, executive vice president and COO
- Benjamin Farber, DNP, RN, vice president of patient care and chief nursing officer
- Eric Leroux, MD, vice president and chief quality officer
- Melanie Long, vice president and CFO
- Alan Williamson, MD, senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer
- Greg Adams, CEO
- Andrew Bindman, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer
- Bechara Choucair, MD, senior vice president and chief health officer
- Michelle Gaskill-Hames, regional president, Southern California and Hawaii
- Carrie Owen Plietz, regional president, Northern California
Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital (part of CommonSpirit) (Sacramento)
- Wright Lassiter, CEO
- Daniel Morissette, senior executive vice president and CFO
- Terika Richardon, senior executive vice president and COO
- Kathleen Sanford, RN, executive vice president and chief nursing officer
- Robert Wiebe, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
- Diane Hansen, CEO
- Ryan Olsen, COO
- Melissa Wallace, interim CFO
- Omar Khawaja, MD, chief medical officer
- Mel Russell, MSN, RN, chief nurse executive
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)
- James West, president and CEO
- Peggy Chulack, chief administrative officer
- Rosalio Lopez, MD, senior vice president, chief medical officer and chief strategy officer
- Irena Zuanic, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer
- Vid Shivaraman, CFO
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- Garry Olney, chief executive
- Eric Hodes, MD, chief medical officer
- Stacie Miller, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer
- Erika Wright, CFO
Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton)
- Rod Hochman, MD, president and CEO of Providence
- Greg Hoffman, CFO of Providence
- Ari Robicsek, MD, chief medical analytics officer of Providence
- Erik Wexler, COO of Providence
Saint Agnes Medical Center (Fresno)
- Odette Bolano, BSN, CEO of West Region
- Gurvinder Kaur, MD, president and market leader
- John Evanko, MD, chief medical officer
- Cheryl Harless, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer