ONTARIO, Calif., April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Will Conaway,
a highly-respected executive in healthcare and education, has
joined Prime Healthcare as its new Chief Information Officer. Prime
Healthcare is a nationally recognized health system with 45
hospitals in 14 states.
"Will's experience in leading change and driving innovation will
be a great asset to Prime Healthcare and our hospitals across
the United States," said
Prem Reddy, MD, Chairman, President
and CEO of Prime Healthcare. "Will's leadership and experience
combined with the talents of our current IT team will successfully
guide our technology path for the future."
Conaway joins Prime Healthcare from Dignity Health, where most
recently he oversaw their strategy, operations and growth and
enterprise IT healthcare services. He worked with leadership at 39
acute care facilities, 200 clinics and with 66,000 employees.
During his tenure with Dignity Health, Conaway also worked in other
IT roles, including as Chief of Staff to the EHR Alliance
Activation Director and EHR Program Director.
Prior to joining Dignity Health, Conaway worked at Providence
Health & Services for four years in IT leadership roles and in
the Operational Excellence Department as a certified Lean Six Sigma
Black Belt professional. Conaway is also an adjunct
professor/instructor at Cornell
University, working with masters-level students. He received
a master's degree in organizational management from University of Phoenix, completed a masters of
executive leadership program at Cornell
University, and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology
from Kansas State University. Conaway
is a member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, and he serves
on the Kansas State University
Psychology Alumni Council.
"It is an honor and privilege to be part of Prime
Healthcare. The Information Technology team is focused on the
organization's mission of saving hospitals, saving jobs, saving
lives, and improving our hospitals so they can deliver
compassionate, quality care to patients and better healthcare for
our communities," said Conaway. "Prime Healthcare's IT team
encompasses hundreds of brilliant and innovative team members.
Together with the talented leaders across our organization, in all
departments and at all levels, we are committed to becoming a
world-class Information Technology department."
Prime Healthcare is committed to investing time and resources to
ensure an IT Department "second to none," according to Conaway. "We
will build on past success, construct new methods in the present,
and create a future that benefits all Prime Healthcare's
communities for years to come."
About Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare
Foundation: Prime Healthcare is an award-winning
national hospital system with 45 acute-care hospitals providing
nearly 45,000 jobs in 14 states. Fifteen of the hospitals are
members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)3 public
charity with a mission of providing quality, compassionate
healthcare for all. Based in California and one of the largest
hospital systems in the country, Prime Healthcare and its hospitals
have been recognized as among the "100 Top Hospitals" in the nation
42 times and among the "15 Top Health Systems" three times, and
Prime Healthcare is the only "Top 10 Health System" west of the
Mississippi. For more information, please visit
www.primehealthcare.com.
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