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    Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE

    President
    Kaiser Permanente Northern California

    Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, is president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of Northern California. In this role, Owen Plietz oversees all of Kaiser Permanente’s care delivery and health plan operations in Northern California. As the area’s largest nonprofit health plan, Kaiser Permanente provides care for more than 4.6 million members through its 21 hospitals and 259 medical offices in Northern California with a 75-year heritage of delivering high quality, affordable health care to its patients, members and the communities it serves.

    Owen Plietz joined Kaiser Permanente in November 2020. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Owen Plietz spent nearly 5 years with Wellstar Health System in Atlanta where she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer, which included 11 hospitals, multiple outpatient centers, post-acute care operations, and other facilities and services. Owen Plietz previously spent 17 years at Sutter Health, a Northern California regional integrated health care system, serving in multiple executive leadership roles.

    Owen Plietz previously served as Chair for the American College of Healthcare Executives, which has 48,000 members worldwide, and past chair of the Healthcare Executives Study Society. She is board certified in health care management as an ACHE fellow. She currently serves on the VCU Health Administration Alumni committee, Co-Chair of the Bay Area Council Health Committee and the Executive Committee of the California Hospital Association Board.

    Owen Plietz holds a master’s degree in health administration and health law fellowship from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, and a bachelor’s degree in health administration from James Madison University where she graduated with honors.

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