Ms. Spisso oversees UCLA Health, a comprehensive academic health system that includes five hospitals, a faculty practice group, and more than 280 primary and specialty care clinics in Southern California. Under her leadership since 2016, UCLA Health has made strategic investments in its community to expand patient access, including the addition of more than 100 clinics and mobile primary care for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024, UCLA Health acquired a 260-bed hospital in West Hills, Calif., and is developing a strategic plan to optimize additional capacity at what has been renamed UCLA West Valley Medical Center. In 2021, UCLA Health acquired a closed community hospital and is converting it into a state-of-the art neuropsychiatric hospital on track to open in 2026 with 60% more beds. Ms. Spisso chairs the Hospital Association of Southern California board of directors and is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Los Angeles Business Journal “CEO of the Year” honor for 2023. Prior to joining UCLA, Ms. Spisso spent 22 years at Seattle-based UW Medicine, where she held leadership roles including chief health system officer and vice president of medical affairs. Prior, she began her career as a registered nurse, eventually leading critical care, emergency, trauma, burn and surgical services at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif.
