Erik Wexler

Executive Vice President and Chief Executive

Providence Health & Services – Southern California

THE LATEST: In November, Providence St. Joseph Health announced its Southern California operations will be the starting point of the system's rebranding as Providence. In July, four of Providence St. Joseph's Los Angeles County hospitals — Tarzana Medical Center, Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Providence St. Joseph&s Medical Center in Burbank and Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance & placed in the top 50 California hospitals in U.S. News & World Report&s annual rankings.

BACKGROUND: Wexler joined Providence Health & Services in 2016, shortly before it partnered with St. Joseph Health to become Providence St. Joseph Health. He oversees the Southern California region, which has 13 hospitals, nearly 100 clinics, 35, 000 employees and almost 5,200 physicians. The Southern California region, which includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties and the High Desert, generates about $7.5 billion in net revenue. Wexler previously served as chief executive of Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s Northeast region. He has also had stints with Vanguard Health Systems Inc. and LifeBridge Health Inc.

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