Steward Health Care

Steward Health Care

Steward Health Care, the largest private hospital operator in the United States, is a physician-led health care services organization committed to providing the highest quality of care in the communities where patients live. Steward’s unique health care service delivery model leverages technology, innovation, and care coordination to keep patients healthier. Steward operates 36 community hospitals in ten states that employ approximately 37,000 people and regularly receives top awards for quality and safety. The Steward network includes more than 26 urgent care centers, 42 preferred skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,300 beds under management, and more than 1.1 million covered lives through the company’s managed care and health insurance services.
Nearly a decade ago, we set out to build an entirely different kind of health care company from the ground up—one that unlocks access to affordable, high-quality and economically sustainable care and wellness in ways never before imagined. Today, we are the largest private, physician-led health care network—caring for millions of people across the U.S. and beyond. Our transformative, fully integrated model represents a new beginning for America’s health care system and others around the world.

Purpose

We are fighting for a healthier world and a new era of wellness.

Here’s how.

We are changing the game.

We’ve designed the health care system of tomorrow and ushered in a new era of wellness.

We are physician-led.

As the only physician-led, tax-paying health care organization operating at an international scale, our doctors can be certain we share their interests and those of their patients. And because our doctors are rewarded for keeping their patients healthy and out of the hospital, our patients are rewarded with more time for the moments and people that matter most in their lives.

We are globally focused.

Spanning Arizona to Malta, we are ushering in a new day of world class health care. From renowned pediatricians, sports medicine specialists and cardiac surgeons to state-of-the-art hospitals, urgent care centers and orthopedic clinics, we have the inter-continental scalability to offer easier access to high-quality affordable health care to people around the globe — when they need it and where they want it.

We are purpose driven.

No matter our role, everyone in the Steward family embodies an unshakeable commitment to the people we care for and the communities and world we serve. Together, we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered – creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world. One person, one family and one neighborhood at a time.

We are world changing.

Very few people and companies can be part of something that changes the world. At Steward, we share a passion to be far more than a symbol of excellence in health care. We are leading the way for a remarkable new world of access to affordable, high-quality care for every human being. Because when people are healthy and vibrant so are their families and neighborhoods. And along with that comes the economic, social and cultural vitality of entire communities, nations and, indeed, the world.

RALPH DE LA TORRE, MD

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Ralph de la Torre is the Chairman and CEO of Steward Health Care Systems LLC. Prior to founding Steward, Dr. de la Torre was CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care, where he led the transformation of a six-hospital system and developed the business model for Steward, which was subsequently invested in by Cerberus Capital Management.

Previously, Dr. de la Torre was founder and CEO of the Cardiovascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and of Cardiovascular Management Associates, one of the nation's first totally integrated systems for treating cardiac patients. At the same time, Dr. de la Torre was Chief of Cardiac Surgery at BIDMC and a Harvard Medical Faculty Physician at BIDMC ‒ he was widely recognized as one of the top cardiac surgeons in the nation.

He has founded several health care-related businesses and has numerous issued or pending patents. A frequent commentator on national health care policy issues, Dr. de la Torre has bylined and/or been featured in Businessweek, Fortune, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and Fox Business, among other outlets. He was recently voted one of the 25 most powerful physician executives in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine. Dr. de la Torre graduated from Duke University in 1988 (B.S.E.), where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi, and from a joint program between Harvard Medical School (M.D.) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.) in 1992.

SANJAY SHETTY, MD, MBA

President, Steward Health Care System

As President of Steward Health Care System, Sanjay Shetty, M.D., leads day-to-day operations and strategy for Steward Health Care’s integrated health system in the United States, including 39 hospitals, a large multispecialty medical group, and Steward’s accountable care organization.

Prior to being named to the newly created role of President of Steward Health Care System in March 2021, Dr. Shetty most recently served as President of Steward’s South Region. Throughout his 11-year tenure at Steward, Dr. Shetty has also held the roles of President of Steward Medical Group and President of Steward Health Care Network, as well as Vice President of Radiology, bringing a breadth of knowledge to this role to benefit Steward’s patients, providers and staff.

A graduate of Harvard College (AB, Biochemical Sciences, summa cum laude), Harvard Medical School (MD) and The Wharton School (MBA), Dr. Shetty has held teaching positions at the Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine, as well as authored numerous articles, reviews and op-eds as a practicing radiologist actively involved in the state and national level of the American College of Radiology.

Dr. Shetty lives in Dallas with his wife and children and is active in many philanthropic endeavors, including serving as a Trustee of the Phillips Exeter Academy.

Source: https://www.steward.org/