Two weeks ago, news broke that Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan were merging to form a joint operating company after years of working in a strategic partnership.

State of Reform is bringing together the CEOs of these two companies to talk through the future of the new organization, and how they anticipate it will add value to the health care system.

Bring your questions to what will be an interactive conversation with two of the country’s most thoughtful hospital executives.

Date: Monday, August 10, 2020

Time: 12:00 pm PDT

Panelists:

• • • Gary Kaplan, MD: CEO & Chairman, Virginia Mason 
    • Ketul Patel: CEO, CHI Franciscan

   

Gary Kaplan, MD has served as Chairman and CEO of the Virginia Mason Health System in Seattle since 2000. He is also a practicing internal medicine physician at Virginia Mason. Dr. Kaplan is chair of the National Patient Safety Foundation Lucian Leape Institute and immediate past chair of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Board of Directors. He was a founding member of Health CEOs for Health Reform.

Ketul Patel is Chief Executive Officer of CHI Franciscan. Prior to joining CHI Franciscan, Patel served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Chief Operations Officer at Hackensack University Health Network and Hackensack University Medical Center located in northern New Jersey. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.