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Thomas McGinn, MD

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive Officer

CommonSpirit Health

Chicago, IL

Dr. McGinn serves as senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health, supporting enterprise physician alignment and performance acceleration across one of the nation’s largest health systems. In this executive capacity, he partners with physician, nursing and operational leaders to advance systemwide clinical strategy and execution across quality, safety and professional practice. CommonSpirit’s recent quality and safety performance results include 82% of sites earning “A” or “B” Leapfrog hospital safety grades, 55 acute care hospitals recognized by U.S. News & World Report, and 43% of eligible hospitals achieving 4- or 5-star CMS ratings versus a 37% national average. The organization also earned recognition as an American Hospital Association “Quest for Quality” finalist and received the “John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award” at the national level for innovation. CommonSpirit reported multi-year clinical improvements, including more than 130,000 patients with improved blood pressure control and 35,000 with improved diabetes control, alongside reductions in mortality for heart failure, stroke and percutaneous coronary intervention, and decreases in hospital-acquired infections and complications. Dr. McGinn’s role emphasizes enabling large-scale, standardized improvement methodologies and aligning physician leadership to deliver consistent, measurable gains across diverse markets and care settings.

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