Providence St. Joseph Health appointed Venkat Bhamidipati as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective today.
Bhamidipati previously served as managing director of business development and growth strategy at Microsoft Corp.
“By selecting Venkat, we are making an intentional pivot for our organization that will support the intersection between technology and health care,” said Chief Executive Rod Hochman.
He said Bhamidipati will help the health system move into in new technologies.
Interim Chief Financial Officer Jo Ann Escasa-Haigh will transition into the new chief financial officer of operations role, reporting to President of Operations Mike Butler.
Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services merged last year with Irvine-based St. Joseph Health to form Providence St. Joseph, a 50-hospital system. Its Southern California arm, St. Joseph Hoag Health, is a seven-hospital system in Irvine.
— Sherry Hsieh
