BARRY ARBUCKLE
Chief Executive, President
MemorialCare Health System
Fountain Valley
Born in Kansas City, Mo.
Age: 56
Lives in Laguna Beach
WHY: Head of Fountain Valley-based health system with five area hospitals that bring in close to $3 billion in revenue. Two hundred-plus care locations in Orange County and Los Angeles.
HOW: With MemorialCare since 1989; jobs included chief executive positions at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. System chief executive since 2002.
RECENT: Continues to grow number of outpatient centers; locations run from OC to South Bay of Los Angeles. Joint venture with RadNet Inc. added 24 existing outpatient imaging centers making MemorialCare the largest imaging network in Southern California. Growing pediatric care: its Miller Children & Women’s Hospital Long Beach formed a strategic affiliation with UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital two years ago.
FAST FACT: MemorialCare is the official healthcare partner of the Los Angeles Angels.
QUOTABLE: “I’m generally optimistic, I think we will find a way,” Arbuckle speaking on enacting the appropriate healthcare reform in the country.
PERSONAL: Bachelor’s degree, Southwest Missouri State University; master’s, Arizona State University; doctorate, University of North Carolina. Wife, Gina, four children.
