John L. Lucas, MD, MPH, FACPE is board certified in Family and Preventive Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives more than 35 years’ experience directing leadership teams in American health systems and insurance settings. Dr. Lucas is a results oriented and innovative physician leader who from the early stages of his career led medical groups where he also served as a medical practitioner and pioneer in developing new models for preventive medicine and primary care.
Dr. John Louis Lucas - CEO of City International Hospital.
Summary Statement
As his administrative career evolved, he served in increasingly complex leadership roles in large integrated health systems, where he became a pioneer in disease management and the development of care models for common chronic diseases. Later in his career, Dr. Lucas served as Chief Executive Officer of three community hospitals where he led their transformation into successful regional health systems with large employed physician practices and provider-owned health insurance plans.
Dr. Lucas has served as a director on numerous boards of hospitals, physician groups and health insurance companies including Ascension Health, CIGNA and the Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners.
The common theme throughout this professional journey has been to work with physicians to promote a collaborative; evidence based and coordinated approach to providing affordable, high quality health care with a focus on guiding and respecting the care choices of each patient being served.
Dr. Lucas retired from his last CEO position to fulfill his dream of returning to international care as an advisor to investors and institutions wanting to adopt advanced management standards and international clinical protocols. To add to his expertise Dr. Lucas became a Joint Commission International surveyor and a Malcolm Baldrige examiner. Dr. Lucas was invited to join FV Hospital where he played an instrumental role in their becoming the first JCI accredited hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. He continues to serve as the organization’s medical director responsible for physician services and operations.
Dr. Lucas continues to serve as a consultant for health care organizations undertaking transformative changes necessary for sustainability in emerging and competitive markets. He has founded two new businesses providing digital and genomic services. His leadership skills, depth of professional experience and track record for successful innovation serve to positively assist organizations initiating large scale change projects to improve patient services and outcomes.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017 - present: CEO City International Hospital
Dr. John Loius Lucas - CEO of City International Hospital shares about the orientation of City International Hospital in the upcoming time: “In the effort to take care of public health, we will use a center of excellence approach to develop specialty service lines cardiovascular, cancer, surgical, neurological and kidney care and we are recruiting the best specialty doctors both Vietnamese and foreign to be appointed to our medical staff.”
“CIH has developed an Angiosuite center for minimally invasive surgery, a dialysis center and we will soon have a cancer center. We also are focused on being a top hospital for our community by offering exceptional services to woman and children, elderly patients and are developing an outstanding checkup center for the early detection and prevention of disease. For emergency services, we will have a lifesaving stroke program, a chest pain program for aggressive and early treatments for life threatening conditions. A meticulous approach to continuous quality improvement will characterize all of these services and we have mobilized our organization to pursue and receive international accreditation next and recognition for excellence from the Ministry of Health at our next inspection this fall,” – Dr John Lucas shared.
2015 - 2017: Physician Executive - Far East Medical Vietnam
FV Hospital was the first investor owned hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and with recent JCI accreditation is the only hospital in the region to be following international standards of care. The hospital has 200 licensed beds, comprehensive outpatient services and is the hub for a network of clinics. The FV medical group has over 300 physicians comprising 20 medical specialties.
The economy of Vietnam is growing quickly with HCMC being the commercial hub of the nation with over 12 million residents. FV hospital primarily serves expatriates and wealthier Vietnamese. Its primary strategic advantage is its ability to deliver measurable high quality care with outstanding patient satisfaction. Our top strategic challenges include thriving in an increasingly competitive healthcare marketplace and the need to develop specialty centers of excellence in cardiovascular, oncology and neurosciences.
2014: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque: Joint Commission International - Malcolm Baldrige Examiner
2006-2013: Chief Executive Officer - Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming
1999-2004: Chief Executive Officer - St. Vincent Health System, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997-1998: Chief Executive Officer - Saint Francis Health System, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1992-1997: Chief Executive Officer - Lovelace Health Systems, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990-1991: Chief Operating Officer - Health Alliance Plan, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
1982-1989: Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive Officer - Accord Medical Centers, Denver, Colorado
Board Certification
- American Board of Family Medicine
- American Board of Preventative Medicine
- American Board of Medical Management
- Clinical Medical Practice Experience: 20 years clinical experience in Family and Preventive Medicine
Summary of Career Experience
- 30+ years of executive leadership experience
- 20 plus years of clinical experience in Family and Preventive Medicine
- 12 years as Chief Executive Officer of community hospitals/regional health systems
- 7 years as Chief Medical Officer/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Executive Officer roles with large group practice based integrated health systems
- 7 years as Chief Medical Officer and President of a 50 physician multispecialty group
- 5 years as Chief Medical Officer of a 12,000 member staff model Health Management Organization
- 3 years as a physician with an international aid organization in West Africa
- Numerous public health consulting engagements with USAID, United Nations Development Plan and the World Bank
- Experience as a JCI surveyor, Baldrige examiner and consultant
City International hospital
No. 3, 17A street, Bình Trị Đông B ward, Bình Tân district, HCMC
Hotline: (8428) 6280 3333 (press 0)
Website: www.cih.com.vn
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