MemorialCare

Health System with 4 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health SystemMemorialCare
Total Hospitals4
Commercial/Acute Hospitals4
Total Beds1417
Commercial/Acute Beds1417
HeadquartersFountain Valley, CA
Websitememorialcare.org

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital
3 hospitals
75% of health system
Children
1 hospitals
25% of health system

Teaching Status

50%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals: 2
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 2
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital528YesNo
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital325NoNo
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital210NoNo
Miller Childrens HospitalChildren354YesNo

Executive Leadership

Barry Arbuckle, Ph.D.

President and CEO

President and CEO of MemorialCare, a leading Southern California non-profit integrated healthcare system with over 200 sites of care. Under his leadership, MemorialCare secured an innovative, exclusive direct contract with The Boeing Company for the delivery of healthcare services to its employees in Southern California and excels in multiple Accountable Care Organization contracts. He has been the Chair of the Integrated Healthcare Association and currently serves on its board. He's past chair of the California Hospital Association and March of Dimes–California; and is a member of the Health System Executive Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center and Chair-Elect of the Healthcare Leadership Council. He is Chairman of the MemorialCare Innovation Fund. Speaks nationally and globally on Health System Strategy, Innovation, Partnerships and Succeeding in Value-Based contracts. Graduate of Missouri State University, master's degree from Arizona State University and a Ph. D. from the University of North Carolina. [2]

David Kim, M.D.

Chief Executive Officer for the MemorialCare Medical Foundation

Chief Executive Officer for the MemorialCare Medical Foundation, a physician organization and part of the not-for-profit MemorialCare Health Systems. Oversees a network of 110 primary care physicians and over 700 contracted or employed specialist physicians spanning the five-hospital MemorialCare system. Extensive firsthand experience in physician leadership, implementation of Electronic Health Records for physician groups, performance improvement, and developing and running utilization management programs, disease management programs, and physician compensation systems. Prior to joining MemorialCare, he lead the Clinical Network division of Providence. Leads Physician Enterprise (medical groups across Providence), the Ambulatory Care Network, and the Clinical Institutes. Family medicine physician by training. Served in leadership roles across Providence, including Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive for Providence Medical Foundation – Orange County and High Desert region. Received medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Medicine and served residency at Northridge Hospital Medical Center. [5, 9]

Richele Steele

Vice President of Communications and Public Relations

Vice President of Communications and Public Relations of MemorialCare. [12]

Dr. Michael Marshal

Chief Medical Officer, MemorialCare Medical Group

Chief Medical Officer, MemorialCare Medical Group. Will provide executive clinical leadership, fostering alignment and integration among MemorialCare's physicians and providers helping deliver outstanding medical care and management services. [9]

Dr. Ken Wilkens

Senior Medical Director for Specialty Care, MemorialCare Medical Group

Senior Medical Director for Specialty Care, MemorialCare Medical Group. Board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Will drive impactful changes across MemorialCare's specialty care services, ensuring seamless integration and alignment between primary and specialty care. Will also align MemorialCare's specialty services with their Centers of Excellence. [9]

Ashley Mercado

Vice President of Value-Based Care, MemorialCare Medical Group

Vice President of Value-Based Care, MemorialCare Medical Group. Aligned to the new position. Plays a crucial role in developing and implementing strategies to improve patient outcomes. [9]

Jessica Kwon

Vice President of Population Health, MemorialCare Medical Group

Vice President of Population Health, MemorialCare Medical Group. Promoted to the position. Plays a crucial role in developing and implementing strategies to improve patient outcomes. [9]

Lori Weaver

Executive Director, Managed Care

Executive Director, Managed Care of MemorialCare. [1]

Linda Violas

Executive Director, ACO

Executive Director, ACO of MemorialCare. [1]

Lynn Redwater

Executive Director

Executive Director of MemorialCare. [1]

Cecilia Belew

Vice President of Philanthropy

Vice President of Philanthropy of MemorialCare. [1]

Jennifer Tinajero

Executive Director Clinically Integrated Network

Executive Director Clinically Integrated Network of MemorialCare. [1]

Debra Spindel

Vice President

Vice President of MemorialCare. [1]

James Leo

Chief Medical Officer

Chief Medical Officer of MemorialCare. [1]

TONY STRUTHERS

Vice President

Vice President of MemorialCare. [1]

Christopher Finch

Vice President, Chief Compliance and Audit Officer

Vice President, Chief Compliance and Audit Officer of MemorialCare. [1]

Cheryl Calandrino

Executive Director, Marketing & Communications

Executive Director, Marketing & Communications of MemorialCare. [1]

Carissa Bechtloff

Executive Director, Physician Development

Executive Director, Physician Development of MemorialCare. [1]