Mr. Mmeje serves as president and CEO of USC Arcadia Hospital, a 348-licensed-bed facility that is part of Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC and treats more than 40,000 emergency department patients each year. He has overseen the hospital’s integration since it joined the system in 2022, training all leaders in “Just Culture” principles and launching a leadership development book club. Under his leadership, gastrointestinal lab and catheterization lab procedures increased 91% and 71%, respectively, and the hospital integrated Keck Hospital of USC’s nationally recognized acute rehabilitation unit into its own inpatient rehabilitation program, which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and ranks in the top 3% nationally, growing 25% in the past year. USC Arcadia Hospital was recognized as a best hospital for maternity and perinatal care in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report ratings. The hospital holds multiple centers of excellence designations, including as an LA County Emergency Medical Services ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving center and one of 17 comprehensive stroke centers serving the region. Mr. Mmeje is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is active with the National Association of Health Services Executives. Before joining Keck Medicine, he served as COO of MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, and held CEO and COO roles with Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare.
