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10 Sutter Health operations leaders
These ten current and former Sutter Health operations leaders include chief operating officers of Sutter Health medical centers, a medical foundation and home care, along with vice presidents and senior directors of operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders build and run their teams at Sutter Health.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alan Aman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Former Chief Operating Officer at Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation (January 2010 to January 2022), a role the profile lists in Santa Cruz, California at the C-Level in General Management. Former VP Operations at Presbyterian Healthcare Services (2006–2009) and former Commissioner at Vashon Health Care District (2022–2025).
Ameet Nanda, MHA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center · Sutter Health
Chief Operating Officer, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center at Sutter Health since September 2023. Former Sutter Health roles include Vice President and Site Administrator (CAO), CPMC (2017–2023) and Director of Operations, CPMC and Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation (SPMF) (2014–2017). The profile describes experience in hospital and ambulatory operations, strategy development and complex problem-solving.
Catherine Fry
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director Operations, Office of the COO and CPE · Sutter Health
Sr Director Operations, Office of the COO and CPE at Sutter Health since December 2024, a role the profile lists at the Director level in the Operations department, and Director, Process & Controls at Sutter Health since October 2024. Former Sr. Director, Facility & Property Services Operations at Sutter Health (2023–2024).
Chantel Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Ambulatory Operations · Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Former Vice President Ambulatory Operations at Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation (2024–2026); the profile says the role oversaw all day-to-day ambulatory operations for all service lines. Former Primary Care, Pediatrics, Care Continuum, & Gender Care Operations Executive there (2023–2024). Chief Operating Officer, Ambulatory Network at UCSF Health since June 2026.
Kristi Beaufore
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Operational Excellence · Sutter Health
Senior Director, Operational Excellence at Sutter Health since November 2023, and former Executive, Operations (2021–2023) and Regional Administrative Director (2017–2021) there. The profile describes leading complex, system-level initiatives at Sutter Health that improve access, efficiency and performance across large, integrated delivery networks.
Michael Erikson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operations Officer · Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Chief Operations Officer at Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation since April 2013, a current role. The profile headline calls the role Chief Operations Officer of Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health, and the profile describes it as an executive role over all clinical operations.
Michael Poole
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations · Sutter Health Plan
Former Vice President, Operations at Sutter Health Plan (2025–2026), and former Interim Vice President, Operations (2024–2025) and Senior Director, Healthcare Operations (2020–2024) there. The profile describes being accountable for operational performance, regulatory compliance and enterprise execution across a 120,000-member commercial HMO operating within an integrated delivery system.
Robert Wright, BSN, RN
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Sutter Care at Home · Sutter Health
Chief Operating Officer, Sutter Care at Home at Sutter Health since December 2025. The profile says the role leads the operational performance for Home Health and Hospice across Northern California. Former Regional Vice President Of Operations (2021–2025) and Area Executive Director (2021) at LHC Group.
Sarah Krevans
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Sutter Health
Former Chief Operating Officer at Sutter Health (2012–2015) and former President and Chief Executive Officer at Sutter Health (2016–2022). Other Sutter Health roles shown include CEO Emeritus Sutter Health (2022–2023) and Regional Executive Officer and President, Sacramento Sierra Region (2000–2011). The profile describes Sutter Health as a not-for-profit health system that cares for 3 million patients.
Wes Ayres
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Sutter Health
Chief Operating Officer at Sutter Health since September 2025, a role the profile headline ties to Sutter Health CPMC and lists at the C-Level in General Management. Former roles at HCA HealthONE include Chief Operating Officer (2024–2025), Vice President of Operations (2020–2022) and Assistant Administrator (2018–2020).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you divide operational decisions between a hospital or foundation leadership team and system-level operations?
- 02What does it take to improve patient access and throughput across many sites without adding staff?
- 03Which operating metrics do you review every week, and which of them have led to real changes?
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