Johnese Spisso

President, Chief Executive, Associate Vice Chancellor,

UCLA Health, UCLA Health Sciences, UCLA Hospital Systems

THE LATEST: Industry publication Modern Healthcare named Spisso one of 2019's top 25 women leaders. She oversees a health system that employs more than 31,000 people and includes four UCLA hospitals that reported 600, 000 patient visits last year. UCLA's 180-plus clinics recorded more than 2.8 million outpatient visits last year.

BACKGROUND: Spisso was appointed president of UCLA Health, chief executive of UCLA Hospital System and associate vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences in February 2016. She also oversees the university's faculty practice group. Before joining UCLA, Spisso spent 20 years as chief health system officer and vice president of medical affairs for the University of Washington in Seattle. Trained as a registered nurse, Spisso previously worked at UC Davis Medical Center and in the medical, surgical and transplant intensive-care unit at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian.

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