DR. RICHARD F. AFABLE, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief executive, president
Covenant Health Network, Irvine
Born in Chicago
Age: 59
Lives in Corona del Mar
WHY: Inaugural chief executive of integrated regional healthcare network created last summer by St. Joseph Health System and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Covenant aims to solve what Afable calls “the most pressing problems of healthcare access, cost and quality in Orange County.”
HOW: Had served as Hoag’s chief executive since 2005, when he replaced longtime leader Mich-ael Stephens. Hoag added the Sue and Bill Gross Women’s Pavilion and ac-quired the former Irvine Regional Hospital and converted it into Hoag Hospital Irvine under Af-able’s leadership. Vice president and chief medical officer at Catholic Healthcare East before Hoag. Had private practice for 10 years, specializing in internal medicine and geriatrics. Left practice for academia; taught at Wake Forest University and Northwestern University.
RECENT: Co-led effort with Deborah Proctor, chief executive of St. Joseph Health System, to put together Covenant. Covenant is made up of outpatient and urgent care facilities in High Desert and OC, seven hospitals, doctors’ network. Goals include advancing population health, increasing preventive care, extending care beyond acute hospital selling.
PERSONAL: Undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago. Master’s of public health, University of Illinois School of Public Health. Medical degree from Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine. Wife, Sally. Three grown children. Likes to run, golf and play guitar.
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BARRY ARBUCKLE, Ph.D.
President and chief executive
MemorialCare Health System, Fountain Valley
Born in Kansas City, Mo.
Age: 51
Lives in Laguna Hills (Nellie Gail Ranch)
WHY: Head of Fountain Valley-based health system that has made aggressive moves in the wake of federal healthcare re-form.
HOW: Joined MemorialCare in 1989 and served as an executive in each of its hospitals, including chief executive of Saddleback Memorial Medical Center and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. Became chief executive of system in 2002. MemorialCare has six hospitals in Orange County and Long Beach, 12,000 employees, 3,000 affiliated doctors.
RECENT: MemorialCare building what it calls an “integrated delivery system” on various fronts. Deals include Nautilus Healthcare Management Group, management arm of Greater Newport Physicians; selected assets of Universal Care to establish Seaside Health Plan for publicly funded patients. Spent some $34 million to buy former Costa Mesa headquarters of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., plans to consolidate corporate operations there later this year. Formed joint venture with Birmingham, Ala.-based Surgical Care Affiliates LLC to develop, buy and manage surgery centers in OC, L.A.
PERSONAL: Bachelor’s degree, Southwest Missouri State University. Master’s degree, Arizona State University. Ph.D., University of North Carolina. Many boards, including March of Dimes-California, Integrated Healthcare Association. Wife, Gina. Four children, two in college, one in high school and one in middle school. Serves on the faculty of California State University, Long Beach’s Graduate School of Nursing; has served as adjunct faculty at CSU LB’s departments of psychology and sociology.
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KIMBERLY CHAVALAS CRIPE
Chief executive
Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange
Born in Spokane, Wash.
Age: 58
Lives in San Juan Capistrano
WHY: Runs only dedicated pediatric hospital here. CHOC opened the centerpiece of its expansion—$560 million Bill Holmes Tower—at the end of March. Cripe has transformed CHOC from community pediatric hospital into one of national recognition during ten-ure as chief executive.
HOW: With CHOC since 1991; in current position since 1997. Previously with Humana Inc.’s hospital unit, which is now Columbia/HCA. Head of hospital with 279 beds, satellite facility in Mission Hospital and more than 2,500 workers. Led financial turnaround in early 2000s that allowed CHOC’s board to regain control of the hospital; invested in centers of excellence to boost revenue.
RECENT: Just opened Holmes Tower, which features a dedicated pediatric emergency room bearing the name of local philanthropists George and Julia Argyros, along with advanced operating rooms, cardiac care, oncology, pathology, laboratory, imaging. Expansion to “triple the size of our organization.”
PERSONAL: Undergraduate studies at University of Southern California and University of South Florida. Master’s degree, Golden Gate University. Vice chair, Children and Families Commission of Orange County. Previously board chair for the California Children’s Hospital Association, helping to get the Children’s Hospital Bond Act passed in 2004. Honors include the Champion of Children award from Child Abuse Prevention Center; previous honors from the March of Dimes and Forum for Corporate Directors. Married, three sons. Enjoys horseback riding, hiking, walking, gardening.
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JOSEPH E. KIANI
Chairman, chief executive
Masimo Corp., Irvine
Born in Shiraz, Iran
Age: 48
Lives in Laguna Niguel
WHY: Entrepreneur now leading the charge for patient safety.
HOW: Established Masimo, maker of patient monitors, with partner in his garage in 1989. Grew company, attracted more than $80 million in venture capital. Took Ma-simo public in a 2007 offering that raised $233 million. Company now has yearly sales of $465 million, more than 2,400 workers, re-cent market value of $1.14 billion. Products sold to hospitals, surgery centers, ambulance companies, fire departments.
RECENT: Has taken a high-profile position as champion of patient safety, preventing hospital-related deaths. Led a patient safety summit in January that drew former President Bill Clinton and other dignitaries. Working to get other device makers on board with the effort, which he points out centers on device makers sharing their data.
PERSONAL: Trustee, Chapman University. Dean’s advisory board at alma mater San Diego State University College of Engineering. Inventing is main interest―holds more than 50 patents related to signal processing, sensors, patient monitoring. Came to U.S. with family at age 9. Graduated high school at 15. Warm, energetic personality. Subdued sartorial style, rarely wears tie; plays tennis. Supports President Obama, has pictures of them in his office. Bachelor’s, master’s degrees in electrical engineering from San Diego State. Wife, Sarah, two daughters, one son. Father engineer, mother a nurse.
—Vita Reed
JULIE K. MILLER-PHIPPS
Senior vice president, executive director
Kaiser Permanente Orange County, Anaheim
Born in Inglewood
Age: 57
Lives in Anaheim Hills
WHY: Heads health system that serves more than 455,000 members in county, supported by 6,400 staff members and 960 affiliated doctors. Health system op-erates county’s lar-gest health maintenance organization.
HOW: Assumed current position in 2002. Previously director of hospital operations at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Baldwin Park. On steady rise with Kaiser since 1978.
RECENT: Just opened Kaiser’s new Anaheim hospital on La Palma Avenue near the Riverside (91) Freeway. Hospital has 262 beds, 16 operating rooms, 24 pediatric beds, outpatient surgery, and almost 1,600 parking spaces. Anaheim joins Kaiser’s hospital in Irvine.
PERSONAL: Immediate past chair of Orange County Business Council. Chair-elect of California State University, Fullerton’s Philanthropic Foundation board of directors. New board chair of the Girl Scout Council of Orange County. Past recipient of Business Journal’s Women in Business honor. Helped plan inauguration ceremony for new CSUF President Mildred GarcĂa, a fellow member of OC 50. Holds bachelor’s from Cal State Fullerton, master’s in healthcare administration, University of La Verne. Leadership programs at the University of North Carolina, University of Southern California. Husband, Michael. Daughter, Ashley, is a fourth-year medical student.
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MICHAEL ALBERT MUSSALLEM
Chairman, chief executive
Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Irvine
Born in Gary, Ind.
Age: 60
Lives in Laguna Beach
WHY: Leads big-gest medical de-vice maker based in OC, with $1.9 billion in annual sales, 2,600 em-ployees here, more than 8,000 companywide.
HOW: Baxter International Inc. veteran was tapped to lead the spinoff of Baxter’s cardiovascular unit into Edwards Lifesciences Corp. Only chief executive Edwards has known in its 13-year run as an independent company. Flirted with diversification but moved to concentrate on cardiovascular disease treatment. Company also makes surgical heart valves, critical-care products besides transcatheter heart valves. Yearly sales of about $1.9 billion, recent market value of $7.3 billion.
RECENT: Facing first challenge with much-touted replacement heart valve after smooth introduction and launch. Edwards’ stock took hit at the end of April on lower-than-expected sales of Edwards Sapien, a less-invasive heart valve inserted via catheter, lowered full-year guidance. Analysts divided on impact of news—some see it as blip, others concerned about future competitors.
PERSONAL: Trustee, UCI Foundation. Board member, California Healthcare Institute and Octane. Supports Down syndrome-related philanthropy through Orange County Community Foundation. Die-hard Chicago Cubs fan. Wife, Linda. Former Business Journal businessperson of the year. Of Lebanese descent. Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana. Honorary doctorate from Rose-Hulman. Worked summers at a steel mill in hometown to help pay for college; offered full-time job upon graduation but opted to seek career in newer industry. Neighbor of John Hall, head of Santa Ana guitar maker Rick-enbacker.
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DEBORAH A. PROCTOR
Chief executive, president
St. Joseph Health System, Irvine
Born in El Dorado, Ark.
Age: 61
Lives in Newport Beach
WHY: Head of Orange-based hospital operator with three facilities among the county’s top 10 hospitals. Worked with fellow OC 50er Richard Af-able to join Hoag Memorial Hos-pital Presbyter-ian to develop Co-venant Health Network.
HOW: Succeeded Richard Statuto as St. Joseph system boss in 2004. Previous career includes executive positions at St. Louis-based Ascension Health, Dallas-based Voluntary Hospitals of America. Registered nurse by training. St. Joseph has 14 hospitals in California, Texas, New Mexico, $4.4 billion in annual revenue, outpatient services, skilled nursing, community outreach, among other things. Health system dates back to the 1920s, when the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived in Orange County from earlier base in Eureka.
RECENT: Announced plans for Covenant in August alongside Afable. Emphasizes the moral imperatives of the network, as well as its vision. Says there is still “tremendous” health disparity in county and that Covenant aims to change that. Covenant will strive to reach what Proctor has called “vulnerable populations” in OC with limited access to healthcare; says it is network’s role and responsibility to create that access.
PERSONAL: Bachelor’s degree from University of California, Los Angeles. Master’s degree, California State University, Los Angeles. Teaching experience at University of California, Irvine; University of Phoenix. Past winner, Top 25 Women in Health Care. Soon to take on chairmanship of the Catholic Health Association, which meets in Anaheim next month. Lover of adventure travel. Widowed, four children, three grandchildren.
—Vita Reed
DAVID E. I. PYOTT
Chairman, chief executive, president
Allergan Inc., Irvine
Born in London
Age: 59
Lives in San Juan Capistrano
WHY: Runs county’s dominant drug maker, most valuable public company, with recent market cap of roughly $34 billion; fixture on the area’s corporate scene.
HOW: Became Allergan chief in 1998 after spending more than 17 years with Sandoz, later Novartis. Allergan now has more than $5 billion in annual sales of eye drugs, pacesetter wrinkle remover Botox, other products. Made deals, including $958 million buy earlier this year of Map Pharmaceuticals Inc., which brought it acute migraine treatment Levadex.
RECENT: Correcting manufacturing issues after Food and Drug Administration rejected marketing application for Levadex in mid-April. Expecting regulators to reconsider their decision on Levadex by the end of 2013. Reloading Allergan’s pipeline, including more uses for flagship Botox, as well as eye and skin drugs.
PERSONAL: A director of Edwards Lifesciences. Lead independent director, Avery Dennison Corp. Vice chairman, Chapman University board of trustees, on other boards related to medical devices and ophthalmology. Military history buff. Worldly executive with dry sense of humor and refined Scottish accent. Raised in India, later Scotland. Fluent in four languages. Holds Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth. Diplomas in international, European law from Europa Institute at University of Amsterdam. Master’s from University of Edinburgh, business master’s from London Business School. Wife, Julianna, four children.
—Vita Reed
NAMELY NOTABLE:
ROBERT BRAITHWAITE
Chief executive
Newport Beach-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, now affiliated with Covenant Health Network, along with St. Joseph Health
RICHARD MATROS
Chief executive
Irvine-based Sabra Healthcare REIT, owner of properties leased to operators of nursing homes, other healthcare facilities, offices
