President, Adventist Health Glendale

Issai in 2018 took the helm of Adventist Health’s flagship campus – the largest of the system’s 22 hospitals. Since then, Adventist Health Glendale has earned continuous 5-star ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, scored 16 consecutive A ratings from the Leapfrog Group and has been repeatedly ranked among the top 5% of America’s best hospitals by Healthgrades. Issai is the first woman to lead the 515-bed hospital. She previously served as chief operating officer at three major medical centers: Keck Medical Center of USC (Keck Hospital of USC + USC Norris Cancer Hospital), UC Irvine Health, and Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. 

YEARS ON THE LA500: 4