Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced that it has appointed Saumya Sutaria, as Chief Operating Officer of the company, effective January 6, 2019. Eric Evans, President of Hospital Operations, will leave the company at the end of the year. Sutaria most recently served as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he worked for 18 years and provided advisory support to many healthcare delivery systems in the United States and around the world. In this newly created enterprise role, Sutaria will directly oversee Tenet’s Hospital Operations business, which includes acute care hospitals, hospital-affiliated outpatient centers and employed physicians. As Chief Operating Officer, he will also work closely with Ron Rittenmeyer, Executive Chairman and CEO, in focusing on continued operational improvement, integration and other strategic initiatives that impact the overall Tenet enterprise, including USPI and Conifer Health Solutions. Sutaria will report to Rittenmeyer.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company. The Companyâs care delivery network includes USPI Holding Company, Inc. (USPI), which operates or has ownership interests in ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. The Company also operates acute care and specialty hospitals, as well as other outpatient facilities, including surgical hospitals, and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), among others. The Company operates through two segments: Hospital Operations and Services, and Ambulatory Care. The Hospital Operations and Services segment, which is comprised of acute care and specialty hospitals, a network of employed physicians and ancillary outpatient facilities, as well as the revenue cycle management and value-based care services that the Company provide to hospitals, health systems, physician practices, employers, and other clients. The Ambulatory Care segment, which is comprised of USPIâs ASCs and surgical hospitals.