Chief Executive & President, Emanate Health

Sharma became chief executive of the San Gabriel Valley’s largest hospital system in April. Emanate Health operates three hospitals that serve a population of roughly 1 million people: its flagship is the 325-bed Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina. It also operates a hospice center, a sports medicine facility, a medical group and a home-care network. Work is under way on a $125 million project to expand Queen of the Valley Hospital. Sharma joined Emanate Health in 2011 when it was known as Citrus Valley Health Partners. Prior to that, he held executive posts at City of Hope in Duarte and California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, among others.

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