Mr. Walsh is executive vice president and COO at Rush University System for Health. He leads operations across Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Park Hospital, Rush Copley Medical Center, Rush Medical Group, Rush Health and corporate functions including quality, strategy and communications, human resources, finance, digital and information systems, facilities, community health programs and the office of transformation. Mr. Walsh leads significant work focused on improving the patient, employee and learner experience at Rush. This includes increasing access to care closer to home and improving organizational efficiency across the system. Mr. Walsh previously served as executive vice president and COO at Geisinger in Danville, Pa. Prior to that, he spent nearly 20 years with the Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System in multiple leadership roles.
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