Mr. Sargeant was named CEO of Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, after serving as interim CEO. He provides executive leadership for both hospitals while maintaining close relationships with department chairs, faculty, staff and leadership. He prioritizes engaging directly with frontline caregivers and maintains a constant presence at the medical center, which has more than 3,500 care providers and 230 leaders delivering care in a high case index environment. He brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience, including a prior role as the medical center’s COO, where he oversaw quality of care, clinical operations, customer satisfaction, financial stewardship, physician relations and business growth. Before joining Keck Medicine, Mr. Sargeant served as COO for Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope, leading operations for its medical center, 22 community practice sites, research operations and enterprise support services. He also spent 17 years in various roles at the Cleveland Clinic. Under his leadership, Keck Medical Center of USC ranks as a top 10 hospital in California in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 “Best Hospitals” rankings, and Keck Hospital of USC earned a 5-star CMS quality star rating for the third consecutive year in 2026. He has also championed a mid-management leadership training program based on Brené Brown’s “Daring Leadership” work, which has trained more than 50 C-suite and senior leaders and significantly lowered nursing and leadership turnover, work he presented at the 2025 American College of Healthcare Executives Congress on Healthcare Leadership.
