Dr. Prem Reddy Once Again Recognized Among the Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders in the Nation

Dr. Prem Reddy, a board certified cardiologist, was selected as the fifteenth most influential physician executive in the nation. Among other prestigious leaders, the list also includes Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration; John Noseworthy, President and CEO of the Mayo Clinic; Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic; and Dr. Patrick Conway, deputy administrator for innovation and quality, chief medical officer at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

“I am honored to be recognized again this year along with so many talented leaders who truly understand our core business of caring for human beings,” said Dr. Prem Reddy. “I believe that in order to be most successful, healthcare must be patient-centered, safe, evidence-based and physician-led with each member of the team playing a critical role in delivering efficient, compassionate, and cost-effective care to patients.”

According to Modern Healthcare, its list “honors physicians working in the health care industry who are deemed by their peers and an expert panel to be the most influential in terms of demonstrating leadership and impact. These physician leaders are innovators, excel in community services, and demonstrate reputable executive authority.”

One of Prime Healthcare’s values is “physician led,” and Prime Healthcare’s business model includes Chief Medical Officers in each of its hospitals so that medicine is directed by those who practice it. As founder and CEO, Dr. Reddy has led Prime Healthcare to become the fifth largest for profit healthcare system in the country with 42 hospitals in 14 states and more than 42,000 employees.

Dr. Reddy is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. During his 25 years of practice, he performed more than 5,000 cardiac procedures, including coronary angiography and angioplasty and permanent pacemaker implantations. Dr. Reddy has been named by Modern Healthcare as one of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives” in health care nine times, the “25 Top Minority Executives in Healthcare” multiple times, and is consistently listed among the “Top 100 Physician Leaders to Know” and “Top 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.” Dr. Reddy has also been honored locally in California, most recently with the 2017 Bernard Osher Philanthropists of the Year award, recognizing Dr. Reddy and his wife Dr. Venkamma Reddy for their generous support of Victor Valley College and other Southern California community colleges.

In 2001, Dr. Reddy formed Prime Healthcare Services with a mission to save hospitals, improve community healthcare and provide the very best care to patients. Prime Healthcare now owns and operates 45 hospitals and more than 100 outpatient locations in 14 states and is the fifth largest for-profit hospital system in the nation. Among numerous accolades, Prime Healthcare has been recognized as one of the “10 Top Health Systems” and one of the “15 Top Health Systems” in the nation three times. Since 2003, Prime Healthcare hospitals have been recognized 47 times among the “100 Top Hospitals” in the nation by IBM Watson Health.

Prime Healthcare believes that exceptional healthcare should be a part of every community and has a proud history of transforming financially distressed hospitals into thriving community assets. Under Dr. Reddy’s leadership, Prime Healthcare and its hospitals have earned national recognition among the “100 Top Hospitals” in the nation more than 30 times based on quality, and among the “15 Top Health Systems” multiple times, in addition to numerous other quality and safety awards and recognitions.

About Prime Healthcare

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning national hospital system with 42 acute-care hospitals providing nearly 42,000 jobs in 14 states. Eleven of the hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity. Based in California and one of the largest hospital systems in the country, Prime Healthcare is committed to ensuring access to quality healthcare. Prime Healthcare and its hospitals have been recognized as among the “100 Top Hospitals” in the nation 36 times and among the “15 Top Health Systems” three times, and Prime is the only "10 Top Health System" west of the Mississippi. Prime Healthcare hospitals are annually recognized as “Top Performers on Key Quality Measures” by The Joint Commission. For more information, please visit www.primehealthcare.com.