Dr. Thomas McGinn appointed as Chief Physician Executive Officer

CHICAGO – September 12, 2024 – CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health care systems, today announced the appointment of Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH, as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive Officer (CPEO), effective September 30. Dr. McGinn will report to CEO Wright Lassiter III and continue to serve as a member of CommonSpirit’s Executive Leadership Team.

As the first CPEO for CommonSpirit Health, Dr. McGinn will serve as a dyad partner to Kathy Sanford, DBA, RN, FACHE, FAAN, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, and work closely with Terika Richardson, MPH, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, on all aspects of clinical care across the care continuum. 

Dr. McGinn, in partnership with nursing and operations, will have executive oversight over the full array of clinical activities across CommonSpirit, including both inpatient and outpatient settings. He will provide strategic oversight of the clinical enterprise supporting high-quality care, reducing clinical variation to enhance safety, and promoting equitable access to care. 

"Dr. McGinn is a highly respected physician and academic leader with a proven track record of success in complex, integrated health care delivery systems," said Wright Lassiter III, CEO of CommonSpirit Health. "He brings the right leadership and vision to help guide our clinical enterprise into the future. His steadfast commitment to quality improvement, patient experience, and supporting the well-being of our providers will be invaluable as we continue to advance our mission of providing high-quality, compassionate care to all."

As CPEO Dr. McGinn will be responsible for clinical service lines, provider experience, Physician Enterprise, population health/PHSO, quality and safety programs, as well as clinical transformation efforts that support growth. Additionally, he will have executive oversight of CommonSpirit’s academic partner relationships, further supporting clinical research and collaboration.

“I am honored to be appointed as CommonSpirit Health’s first CPEO and excited to work with a talented team of physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, nurses, and leaders that are committed to excellence and delivering compassionate care with humankindness,” said Dr. McGinn. “Together, we have a unique opportunity to truly transform health care delivery, drive innovation, and advance high quality, affordable, evidence-based care for the benefit of our patients and the communities we serve.”

Dr. McGinn brings more than 30 years of progressive senior executive experience in health care. He joined CommonSpirit in 2021 as EVP for Physician Enterprise, where he oversaw all physician and APP employment and alignment models with accountability for advancing clinical integration and population health management. He is nationally recognized for his research and teaching in the areas of quality, AI, implementation science, and health equity and is recognized by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for his efforts to improve health care, promote evidence-based medicine and reduce wasteful spending. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine.

Before CommonSpirit Health, Dr. McGinn served as Deputy Physician-in-Chief and Senior Vice President of Physician Network Operations at Northwell Health where he played a key role in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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About CommonSpirit Health

CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 by the merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. With its national office in Chicago and a team of over 150,000 employees and 35,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, CommonSpirit operates 142 hospitals and more than 2,200 care sites across 24 states. In FY 2023, when normalized for the California provider fee program, CommonSpirit reported revenues of $34.6 billion and provided $5 billion in charity care, community benefit, and unreimbursed government programs.