Ms. Ravipudi is CEO of USC Care, Keck Medicine of USC’s network of physicians providing outpatient services and procedures. She is also CEO of Keck Medicine’s ambulatory care services. She is responsible for health system operations in regional outpatient locations, hospital-based clinics, Keck School of Medicine of USC department clinics, and outpatient joint-venture partnerships and community practices. In addition, she’s the inaugural chair of Keck Medicine’s diversity, equity and inclusion steering committee. She played a key role in the system achieving record performance in patient experience according to surveys. She successfully trained caregivers on policy, procedure and expectations while expanding a number of clinical programs. Prior to joining Keck Medicine, she was vice president of access and ambulatory operations at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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