SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, December 7, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Intermountain Healthcare president and CEO, Charles W. Sorenson, MD, has announced that he will retire as CEO in October of 2016. Dr. Sorenson has been a member of Intermountain’s Management Committee since 1998—first as executive vice president and COO from 1998 through 2008, and then as president and CEO of Intermountain since early 2009. Dr. Sorenson, age 64, also practices urologic surgery, focused primarily in oncology.

“Under Dr. Sorenson’s leadership, Intermountain has advanced its local, national, and international reputation as an industry leader in evidence-based medicine,” notes Intermountain board chair, Scott Anderson, president and CEO, Zions First National Bank. “In fact, Intermountain has been ranked the top Integrated Healthcare system in the country numerous times by Modern Healthcare magazine—and has been cited as an example of how to do things right by leaders as politically diverse as President Barack Obama and former presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.”

Dr. Sorenson will continue this work to raise quality while keeping costs sustainable as the founding director of a new Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute after he retires as CEO. The Institute will house the world-renowned Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research developed by Brent James, MD, Intermountain’s chief quality officer, which attracts healthcare professionals from around the nation and around the globe. Participants come to learn from Intermountain’s experience in quality improvement. The new Institute will also provide specialized leadership training programs for physicians and other clinical and operational leaders who have, or are capable of assuming, broader administrative responsibilities locally, nationally, and internationally.

Intermountain Healthcare’s Board of Trustees will conduct a national search for Dr. Sorenson’s replacement.

Intermountain Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system based in Salt Lake City. Recognized for its excellent clinical care and low costs, Intermountain strives to help people live the healthiest lives possible. For more information, visit www.intermountainhealthcare.org.

Daron Cowley
Intermountain Healthcare
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