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Providence Restructures C-Suite, Adding Transformation Office

Analysis  |  By Eric Wicklund  
   January 24, 2025

The Washington-based health system is reorganizing its leadership under new CEO Erik Wexler, and is putting Sara Vaezy in charge of AI strategy, digital health, innovation and sustainable partnerships.

Providence is restructuring its executive leadership and creating an Office of Transformation to oversee, among other things, AI strategy.

"To serve our communities today and into the future, we are organizing our system executive leadership team to ensure we are well-positioned to support our local ministries and advance our strategic priorities," Providence President and CEO Erik Wexler said in a press release.

With the announcement, the Washington-based health system joins scores of healthcare organizations that are singling out AI for C-level governance, either by creating an AI executive or adding those responsibilities to the chief innovation, chief transformation or chief digital health officer’s role.

Wexler stepped into the CEO’s role earlier this month, and the health system is looking for a chief information officer, a position now held on an interim basis by Ivette de Rubin.

Sara Vaezy, currently the EVP, chief strategy and digital officer, will become the chief transformation officer. She’ll focus on “the responsible adoption of AI, developing next-generation innovations, and forging partnerships to scale sustainable technology solutions,” as well as digital care and marketing.

Among other moves, Prub “PK” Khurana, currently chief strategy officer for care delivery, will become chief strategy and growth officer, also overseeing the health system’s technology center in Hyderabad, India. Susan Huang, currently chief executive for the Providence Clinical Network, will add the title of chief physician executive.

As a result of the changes, which take effect February 1, Chief Clinical Officer Hoda Asmar is leaving the health system.  

Eric Wicklund is the associate content manager and senior editor for Innovation at HealthLeaders.


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