Sanford Health Competitors

Jim is President and CEO of Advocate Aurora Health. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Advocate Health Care, the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest in the Midwest, since 2002. Named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare for six consecutive years beginning in 2011, Jim has been featured in local and national news publications as a leading voice on health care transformation and innovation; national health reform efforts; quality, cost and high reliability initiatives; patient safety; and health care providers’ commitment to serving their communities. Under his leadership, Advocate Health Care has been recognized as a national leader for its clinical successes, technological innovation, workplace culture and safety excellence. He is a former member and past chair of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Directors, the national organization that represents America’s hospitals and health systems. He also is a former chair of the AHA Section for Health Care Systems Governing Council and a member of Regional Policy Board 5. Jim is a member of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s World Business Chicago Board of Directors and is a past chair of Chicago United as well as the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) CEOs Against Cancer and the World Presidents Organization.

Steve Davis, MD, MMM, is chief operating officer at Cincinnati Children’s. His clinical background in pediatric clinical care medicine, as well as the hospital’s mission to be the leader in improving child health, informs his work. In support of that mission, Dr. Davis and his team lead the ongoing effort to maximize operational performance at Cincinnati Children’s.

Neil Castaldo is a Senior Advisor to the CEO at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Robert Sehring is a Board Member at Osf Healthcare and Chief Executive Officer at Osf Healthcare and is based in Dunlap, Illinois. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer at Osf Healthcare and VP - Customer Business Unit at METLIFE INC. Robert works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at OSF HEALTHCARE SAINT FRANCIS, INC and Chief Ministry Service Ofcr at Osf Healthcare. He attended Hofstra University between 1974 and 1978.

Elizabeth 'Liz' Dunne is a President/CEO at PEACEHEALTH. She has experience at MARIETTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and has worked as Lieutenant Colonel at United States Air Force and CEO:Community at Providence Health & Services.