President/CEO
Valleywise Health
Steve Purves became president and CEO of Valleywise Health in Phoenix, Arizona, in September 2013. Valleywise Health is Arizona’s largest and longest-serving public teaching hospital and healthcare system and includes the Valleywise Health Medical Center, the Arizona Burn Center, the Arizona Children’s Center, a Level I trauma center, three inpatient behavioral health centers and a network of 12 federally qualified health centers that serve Phoenix and Maricopa County. Valleywise Health is part of the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance and has 10 ACGME accredited residency programs with over 350 residents, hundreds of medical student rotations and significant nursing and allied health training programs. Purves works with the publicly elected five-member board of directors who represent the Maricopa County Special Health Care District to provide executive leadership for the growth and development of Valleywise Health.
Purves served as chairman of the board for America’s Essential Hospitals and serves on the board of the Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association, the Arizona State University Health Advisory Board and Health Futures Council, the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, and Greater Phoenix Leadership. He is a past member of the board of trustees of the American Hospital Association and a member of the editorial board of The Governance Institute.
He received his master’s degree in healthcare administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and his bachelor’s degree in health education from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Purves is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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