Sanford president of clinic to speak at leadership summit

 

Oct. 19, 2022

 

Contact:
Paul Heinert
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Paul.Heinert@sanfordhealth.org

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Luis Garcia, M.D., FACS, MBA, president of clinic at Sanford Health, will join the HealthLeaders The Way Forward Leadership Summit as a panelist Oct. 20-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. The two-day summit brings together 30 health system leaders – CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CNOs and CIOs – to discuss strategies for navigating the current challenges facing health systems and the way forward.

The Way Forward will be the most widely distributed piece of content HealthLeaders has published.

Garcia has been invited to join a roundtable discussion with clinical leaders from health systems across the country including Jordan Asher, M.D., EVP & chief physician executive for Sentara Healthcare, Hoda Asmar, M.D., EVP and system CMO for Providence, Eric Eskioğlu, M.D., EVP and chief medical & scientific officer for Novant Health and Janet Tomcavage, EVP and chief nursing executive for Geisinger Health.

The roundtable will provide an opportunity for clinical leaders to share insights on a range of topics including how systems are partnering on population health initiatives, recruitment and retention strategies, investments in digital health and new care delivery models.

“It is an honor to join such accomplished and respected health care leaders to discuss solutions for the challenges we are all facing,” said Garcia. “I am proud of the journey Sanford Health is continuously on to transform the health care experience and provide access to world-class care for our patients.”

As the president of Sanford Health’s clinic division, Garcia oversees governance, recruitment and retention, clinician well-being initiatives and development and overall clinic integration for physicians and advanced practice providers.

Garcia has been with Sanford Health since 2002 and is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgeries. He is a strong advocate for Sanford Health in shaping health care policy and serves on several prominent industry boards and committees, including the International Esperanza Project, the American Medical Group Association, Leadership South Dakota and the Morrison Family College of Health.

For more information about Sanford Health, visit SanfordHealth.org.

 

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

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