Health names Sutter New Chief Operating Office

Name: Kevin Manemann

Previous title: Executive vice-president and integration chief, City of Hope

New title: Chief of the farm, Sutter Health

ManeopannA framework with more than two decades of leadership experience in major health systems, will be the next operating chief of Sutter Health, the Sacramento -based system in California announced on Tuesday.

He will fulfill a role that has been sitting vacant since March, when the head of the previous farm Mark Sevco left Sutter to become the CEO of Alleghany Health Network, based in Pittsburgh.

ManeopannWho assumes its new role on September 15, was previously a City of Hope executive, based in southern California, a 6 billion dollar cancer system. Before that, Maneopann Held several management positions in Providence St. Joseph Health, the third largest non -profit health system in the United States – including a division of $ 10 billion supervising northern and southern California.

Manemann was in Providence for more than 16 years, according to his LinkedIn.

Mainimann Selection as a COO is the last of a series of executive appointments to Sutter. The system appointed a new financial director in May, a new scientific director and chief nurse in January, and a new vice-president of the population of the population in December.

In Sutter, Manemann will work in close collaboration with the system leader of the system to co-direct clinical and non-clinical operations, according to the press release. Mainimann The specific competence includes the operating structure of Sutter, service lines, outpatient surgery, nursing and home care centers.

One of its priorities will be to support the Sutter’s outpatient growth plans, according to the press release. The system, already a power in northern California with more than two dozen hospitals, has removed a larger part of the region’s care, adding around 1,000 doctors and clinicians of advanced practice in 2024.

Sutter also opened or extended a number of care centers last year, while announcing other fixed assets, including an advanced neurological and neurosurgical care complex and a complete cancer center.

The system also continues growth thanks to a joint venture with Scan Health Plan to offer new Medicare products Advantage next year, and an agreement with Ge Healthcare to integrate artificial intelligence in its operations.

In the midst of these initiatives, the Sutter finances remained relatively stable compared to some of his non -profit peers, according to rating agencies. However, the system has not been immune to pressure from hospitals, including the increase in labor costs and medical supplies.

Sutter said $ 142 million in operating profit in 2024, compared to $ 320 million the previous year. However, heavy investment income in the two years increased the profits of Sutter to $ 1 billion and $ 1.2 billion in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Sutter is also faced with other operational challenges facing providers, including contract spats with the main insurers. Sutter was also struck by several million dollars regulations this year to settle legal actions on alleged anti -competitive behavior, mismanagement of the retirement plan and fraudulent invoicing for anesthesia services.