As CEO, Ms. Cruikshank oversees two hospital campuses, 58 clinics and a $1.6 billion annual budget that serves 2.4 million Riverside County residents. Since taking the helm in 2017, she has implemented Lean-based operational reforms that cut ambulance offload times from 45 minutes to under 29 and opened six express care sites to expand access. Ms. Cruikshank has led major campus expansions, including a 200,000-square-foot surgical center, and secured level 1 trauma center verification. She has grown the system’s graduate medical education programs from five to over 12, reinforcing its position as the largest academic hospital in the county. For her work, she has received national recognition, including maternity care honors from the U.S. News & World Report and multiple awards from the American Heart Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.
