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John Henderson

Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer

Rady Children’s Health

San Diego, CA

Mr. Henderson provides strategic and operational leadership for enterprise technology, digital experience and data capabilities that support patients, families, clinicians and staff across Rady Children’s Health. He is distinguished by his purpose-driven approach to digital transformation, centering his work on making care more accessible, understandable, and connected for the children and families the system serves. Under his leadership, Rady Children’s has expanded intuitive tools including a branded wayfinding application to help families navigate clinical spaces and interactive patient care platforms that provide entertainment, visitor information and calming resources during appointments. Mr. Henderson has also championed enhancements to patient-facing digital platforms that improve family access to visit summaries, discharge instructions and essential health information, keeping caregivers informed and engaged throughout their child’s care journey. In 2025, he assumed a central leadership role in the merger integration of Children’s Hospital of Orange County and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, guiding the consolidation of a unified enterprise resource platform, alignment of EHR systems, and rationalization of more than 700 applications across the combined organization.

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