Kevin Sowers, MSN, RN, plans to retire at the end of 2027 as president of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Mr. Sowers has held both positions since 2018, according to an Oct. 22 health system news release. He plans to serve as a senior executive adviser following his retirement to support the leadership transition.
Before joining Johns Hopkins, Mr. Sowers spent more than 32 years with Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, including the last eight as president and CEO of Duke University Hospital. He began his healthcare career in 1985 as an oncology nurse.
At Johns Hopkins, Mr. Sowers oversees six hospitals and serves as chair of Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, which has more than 40 primary and specialty care outpatient sites throughout Maryland and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
During his tenure, Mr. Sowers guided the health system through the COVID-19 pandemic and received the Deming Cup from Columbia Business School in 2020 for his leadership during the crisis.
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