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California State Treasurer Fiona Ma walks with Todd Suntrapak in this Valley Children's Hospital photo from 2019

published on January 12, 2023 - 12:52 PM
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President and CEO of Valley Children’s Healthcare Todd Suntrapak has been elected 2023 chair of the California Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees.

Suntrapak has been with Valley Children’s for more than 25 years and was named CEO in 2012 after serving in various leadership roles, including executive vice president and COO.

“In addition to the exceptional privilege I’ve been given to chair the association, I view the honor through the lens of the central role society has entrusted in our institutions,” Suntrapak said in a statement. “While the pandemic highlighted the critical role California’s hospitals played in a challenging time, it also underscored our long record of setting high standards of providing paramount health care for the individual well-being of patients. Our hospitals have been historic community anchors — serving as respites in crises, strengthening families, and unfailingly collaborating as active partners in sustaining the economic force of our state. This is one of the singular moments in which health care issues are testing our profession, our researchers, our educational system, and our policymakers. Consequently, I am especially honored to join with my colleagues — hospital leaders of distinction — to work with an extraordinarily talented CHA staff to be creative and tireless in promoting and advocating policies that help generate superior health care for our fellow Californians.”

Suntrapak holds a master’s degree in health care management and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from California State University, Fresno. He is a sought-after lecturer for university courses, business roundtables and national conferences on a variety of topics including pediatric system transformation, health care policy and leadership.

Currently leading a team of 640 physicians, 3,500 staff, and nearly 800 volunteers, Suntrapak has championed the organization’s commitment to providing highly specialized and comprehensive pediatric care to 1.3 million children throughout California’s Central Valley. Under his leadership, Valley Children’s was named among “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Healthcare.

Chair-Elect Kerry Heinrich, president & CEO of Adventist Health, headquartered in Roseville; and Secretary/Treasurer Siri Nelson and president & CEO of Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, will be joining Suntrapak as CHA officers for 2023.

“As California hospitals continue to face unprecedented workforce and financial challenges, the road to recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be long and difficult,” said CHA President & CEO Carmela Coyle. “CHA is fortunate to have this group of experienced and innovative health care leaders serving on our board during these difficult times.”


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