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Patty Maysent is the chief executive officer for UC San Diego Health, which she joined in June 2012 as chief of staff and then became chief strategy officer in 2013. Maysent brings more than 25 years of executive experience in hospital and health services management to these positions, including having served as CEO of St. Jude Medical Center.
Maysent is responsible for the performance and operations of UC San Diego Health, which employs more than 7,500 team members and has an operating budget in excess of $1.7 billion. Maysent will also continue to move the region's only academic medical center forward in its tripartite mission of delivering outstanding patient care, groundbreaking research and inspired teaching.
Maysent is the principal architect of UC San Diego Health's strategic plan, which concentrates on four main areas: clinical excellence, patient experience, performance management and growth. Additionally, she has managed the development of the clinical programs councils and related specific clinical program strategic plans.
Throughout her time at UC San Diego Health, Maysent has been instrumental in improving the delivery of care by developing significant collaborations that have increased access to UC San Diego Health's services. Among them are new programs and strategic partnerships with Rady Children's Hospital and Scripps Health; an affiliation agreement with El Centro Regional Medical Center and Tri-City Healthcare District; clinical affiliations with Temecula Valley Hospital and Eisenhower Medical Center; and a joint venture with home health care provider AccentCare.