HEALTHCARE
{ HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION } WYATT DECKER
MICHELE FINNEY
Vice president and CEO in Arizona Mayo Clinic mayoclinic.org Decker, M.D., is directly responsible for Mayo operations in Arizona, which includes launching Mayo Medical School Arizona in conjunction with ASU; constructing a stateof-the-art NCI designated cancer center with proton beam therapy; pioneering the use of telemedicine technologies to provide healthcare expertise to affiliated practices nationwide; and providing healthcare for 100,000 patients each year at Mayo’s four locations in greater Phoenix. During this tenure, Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona was ranked by Consumer Reports as the nation’s No. 1 safest teaching hospital and the best hospital in Arizona by U.S. News & World Report. Surprising fact: “Prior to my medical career, I worked as a mountaineering guide in the Western United States for the National Outdoor Leadership School. ”
CEO Abrazo Health abrazohealth.com
Finney leads Abrazo Health, which has six acute care hospitals in Arizona, including one cardiovascular-specialty hospital. The healthcare system offers a broad range of medical services, including cardiology, internal medicine, general surgery, orthopedics, neurology, obstetrics, bariatrics, women’s health, diagnostic imaging, outpatient services and emergency care. Prior to joining Abrazo, Finney served for 14 years as CEO at Los Alamitos Medical Center, a 167-bed acute care hospital with five affiliated outpatient facilities in California. Under her leadership, that medical center expanded its services to include urgent care centers, primary care and specialty physician foundation practices. Surprising fact: “I am a Pilates and outdoors enthusiast. Being active keeps me centered.”
RONALD GUZIAK President and CEO Sun Health sunhealth.org
Guziak is the president and CEO of Sun Health Services and Sun Health Foundation. He is responsible for leading a unique enterprise that includes a philanthropic community foundation, a real estate division that owns and operates
Life Care communities and skilled nursing facilities, and the parent company that manages a portfolio of more than $240 million. In aggregate, the enterprise has assets of more than $450 million and is growing. Childhood aspirations: “I wanted to be a professional baseball player. As a child, the game teaches you to be part of a team. You learn how to fail — the best hitters only bat .300 — and you must be ready on every pitch. Career wise, you must be ready to ‘play your best’ every day and know that every accomplishment is a team effort.”
STEVE PURVES
THOMAS SADVARY
Business advice: “Healthcare is a calling, regardless where you work in this profession. You have to understand that not everybody is suited or comfortable in devoting his or her life to a service profession in one of the most impactful and complex environments you can imagine. Although you often see immediate positive results from the hard work of caregivers at the bedside, the work of healthcare executives are sometimes not realized for years down the road. Therefore, you need patience and perseverance.” Surprising fact: “During the summer of 1976, I was selected to be the assistant coach for the Saudi Arabian national junior table tennis team, which came to the U.S. to train at my alma mater, Springfield College.”
Sadvary’s 35 years in healthcare include becoming CEO of Scottsdale Lincoln Health Network in 2013, following the affiliation of Scottsdale Healthcare and John C. Lincoln Health Network. The network changed its name to HonorHealth in March 2015. Sadvary joined Scottsdale Healthcare in 1986 and become its CEO in 2005. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Business advice: “If you want to be successful in healthcare, gain exposure to the product, which is clinical care.
President and CEO Maricopa Integrated Health System mihs.org
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CEO HonorHealth honorhealth.com
This provides an appreciation and perspective of what we do every day. Secondly, it’s important to make sure you understand your role as a servant leader and do whatever you need to do in order to support your staff.”