Adventist restructures leadership as chief strategy officer resigns

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Adventist Health recently announced a restructuring of its senior leadership in a move it said is meant to further support its associates, mission and 2030 transformation strategy.

Todd Hofheins, who was named chief financial officer in 2020, will now serve as chief operating officer for Adventist Health. Hofheins' experience comes primarily in operations and financial accountabilities, as well as in payer relationships and strategy. 

Prior to Adventist Health, he served as executive vice president and CFO of HealthPartners, one of the largest nonprofit consumer-governed healthcare organizations in the U.S., and as the executive vice president and CFO at Providence St. Joseph Health/Providence Health and Services.

Kerry Heinrich, CEO of Adventist Health, said in a statement that Hofheins has "a strong history of building solid relationships and successful system operations."

John Beaman, who has been the chief business and people officer at Adventist Health since 2018, will serve as the new chief financial officer. Beaman previously served as vice president and senior financial officer for Adventist Health and also was a CFO at Adventist Health hospitals in Bakersfield and Simi Valley, as well as hospitals in other health systems.

Meanwhile, Bill Wing, president and chief strategy officer, is stepping down. Wing, who played a role in developing the system's 2030 strategy, was key in acquiring Blue Zones and accelerating the launch of Adventist Health Hospital@Home in 2020.

WHAT'S THE IMPACT?

Adventist Health is a nonprofit organization operating in more than 80 communities on the West Coast and in Hawaii, and in many other areas across the U.S. through its Blue Zones company.

In April 2020, Adventist acquired Blue Zones, an organization dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of communities across the country.

THE LARGER TREND

Late in 2019, the California Department of Justice denied a proposed partnership between Adventist Health System/West and St. Joseph Health System.

The partnership was not in the public's best interest, and had the potential to increase healthcare costs and possibly limit access and availability of services, according to the California Department of Justice.

Adventist and St. Joseph had proposed forming a joint operating company to manage and have authority over each health system's facilities in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties.

The proposal claimed that the merger of the two systems would help improve access to quality healthcare throughout the Northern California region, with an emphasis on vulnerable and underserved populations.
 

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