Division President
Sutter Health
Kevin Cook serves as Greater Silicon Valley Division President at Sutter Health . As the President of the Division, Kevin is responsible for the two hospitals, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and the large ambulatory network. The market also includes the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group with nearly 2000 physicians. Kevin, who has over 20 years’ experience in health care leadership, joined Sutter in this role in June 2023 from Caldwell Butler, a healthcare consulting firm specializing in research-based methods to improve margin, operational improvement, staffing and patient experience.
Previously, Cook served as Chief Operating Officer at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) – a five-region, 10-hospital system based in Louisiana and Mississippi. Prior to joining FMOLHS, Cook served as CEO of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s (UMMC) health system in Jackson, Mississippi. Before UMMC, Cook worked at Mercy Health in Cincinnati, where he served in Ohio and Pennsylvania as a hospital Chief Operating Officer and a regional and market CEO. He is a Board Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Cook received his bachelor’s degree from Hobart College in Geneva, New York, and his MBA from Boston University. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1991-99, achieving the rank of Major.
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Monday, March 24, 2025
10:00am – 11:30am CT