Physician leaders have both clinical expertise and leadership experience, bringing a unique perspective to their organizations. Patients and colleagues alike benefit from having physicians head these hospitals, health systems, medical groups and ASCs.
Steward Health Care this year announced it was acquiring five Tenet Healthcare hospitals in Miami. Before joining Steward, de la Torre was CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care, where he created the business model that ultimately attracted investment from Cerberus Capital Management. He also served as CEO of the Cardiovascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Cardiovascular Management Associates, an integrated system for cardiac patients. While at BIDMC, he also served as chief of cardiac surgery and a Harvard medical faculty physician.