Providence St. Joseph Health Appoints Charles W. Sorenson to Board of Directors

"We are honored to welcome this exceptional physician executive to our board," said Rod Hochman, MD, president and CEO, Providence St. Joseph Health. "His experience and vision will be invaluable as we work to serve our communities."

Dr. Sorenson was president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare from January 2009 until his retirement from the position in October 2016. Under his leadership, Intermountain Healthcare implemented a disciplined and system-wide focus on best clinical and operational practices aimed at producing measurably better outcomes for patients at lower costs.

"We are grateful that Dr. Sorenson will share his expertise as a member of our board. He understands the challenges all health systems face and he has a history of identifying strong solutions," said Dick Blair, Providence St. Joseph Health Board Chair.

Since his retirement, Dr. Sorenson has headed Intermountain's Healthcare Leadership Institute, which offers a variety of leadership development courses, including a program designed for select high potential health system leaders from the United States and abroad. Staffed by a faculty of experts from Intermountain and other distinguished health systems and academic institutions, this program focuses on principle-based decision making.

"Providence St. Joseph Health and Intermountain have a lot in common in that both are highly innovative, values-oriented health systems," says Dr. Sorenson. "I look forward to contributing my time and joining like-minded colleagues in the pursuit of making people healthier."

Dr. Sorenson is a graduate of the University of Utah (BA) and Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University (MD), is a board-certified urologic surgeon, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has continued to be involved in the practice of urologic surgery at Intermountain Medical Center, with a primary focus on urologic oncology. Dr. Sorenson and his wife, Sharee, are the parents of four adult children.

About Providence St. Joseph Health
Providence St. Joseph Health is committed to improving the health of the communities it serves, especially the poor and vulnerable. With 51 hospitals, 829 physician clinics, senior services, supportive housing and many other health and educational services, the health system and its partners employ more than 119,000 caregivers (employees) serving communities across seven states – Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Formed in 2016, the Providence St. Joseph Health family includes the founding organizations, and: Texas, Covenant Health and Covenant Medical Group; California, Facey Medical Group, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare; Washington, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Pacific Medical Centers and Swedish Health Services. 

SOURCE Providence St. Joseph Health