Ms. Manker leads MemorialCare’s Orange Coast Medical Center and Saddleback Medical Center, which are continually named as Best Hospitals in Orange County by readers of The Orange County Register. Under her leadership, the hospitals developed several centers of excellence, including MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute, MemorialCare Cancer Institute and MemorialCare Breast Centers. She recently led an initiative on women’s health at Saddleback Medical Center with construction of the Women’s Health Pavilion, opening in phases throughout 2024. This first-of-its-kind facility includes Southern California’s largest breast center, breast surgical oncology, OB/GYN and specialty services. Other accolades include Magnet designation for nursing excellence and multiple “A” grades from The Leapfrog Group. Ms. Manker was honored as Woman of the Year by California State Assembly and Soroptimist International and was Orange County Vietnamese American Lions Club Business Leader of the Year. She serves on the University of California, Irvine executive leadership council, the Paul Merage School of Business advisory board and University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy advisory board.
