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Sutter Health names new chief operating officer
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Name: Kevin Manemann
Previous title: Executive vice president and chief integration officer, City of Hope
New title: Chief operating officer, Sutter Health
Manemann, an executive with more than two decades of leadership experience in large health systems, will be Sutter Health's next chief operating officer, the Sacramento, California-based system announced Tuesday.
He'll be filling a role that's sat vacant since March, when previous COO Mark Sevco left Sutter to become the CEO of Pittsburgh-based Alleghany Health Network.
Manemann, who assumes his new role on Sept. 15, was formerly an executive at Southern California-based City of Hope, a $6 billion cancer care system. Prior to that, Manemann held several leadership roles at Providence St. Joseph Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S. — including leading a $10 billion division overseeing Northern and Southern California.
Manemann was at Providence for more than 16 years, according to his LinkedIn.
Manemann's selection as COO is the latest in a string of executive appointments for Sutter. The system named a new chief financial officer in May, a new chief scientific officer and chief nurse officer in January, and a new senior vice president of population health in December.
At Sutter, Manemann will work closely with the system's chief physician executive to co-lead clinical and nonclinical operations, according to the release. Manemann's specific purview includes Sutter's operating structure, service lines, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing and home care.
One of his priorities will be to support Sutter's ambulatory growth plans, the release said. The system, already a powerhouse in Northern California with more than two dozen hospitals, has been steadily snapping up more of the region's care delivery market, adding roughly 1,000 doctors and advanced practice clinicians in 2024.
Sutter also opened or expanded a number of care centers last year, while announcing other capital projects, including an advanced neurological and neurosurgical care complex and a comprehensive cancer center.
The system is also pursuing growth through a joint venture with SCAN Health Plan to offer new Medicare Advantage products next year, and a deal with GE Healthcare to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations.
Amid these initiatives, Sutter's finances have remained relatively stable compared to some of its nonprofit peers, according to ratings agencies. Still, the system hasn't been immune to pressures hitting hospitals, including rising costs of labor and medical supplies.
Sutter reported $142 million in operating income in 2024, down from $320 million the year prior. Though, hefty investment income in both years hiked Sutter's profits to $1 billion and $1.2 billion in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Sutter is also dealing with other operational challenges facing providers, including contract spats with major insurers. Sutter also been hit with multimillion-dollar settlements this year to settle legal actions over alleged anticompetitive behavior, retirement plan mismanagement and fraudulent billing for anesthesia services.
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