David Kim, M.D.

David Kim, M.D., is president and CEO of MemorialCare, a not-for-profit, integrated health system with four acute care hospitals, and more than 200 outpatient care sites throughout Southern California. In his role, he is directly responsible for oversight of the hospitals and the MemorialCare Medical Foundation in addition to strategy, day-to-day clinical operations and most administrative and support functions. Additionally, David works closely with the MemorialCare clinical institutes, research division and, more generally, partners with physicians across the health system. He has extensive experience in physician leadership, performance improvement, and developing and running utilization management programs, disease management programs, and physician compensation systems.

Prior to joining MemorialCare, David led the Clinical Network division of Providence, a $31 billion health system based in Renton, Washington. Spanning seven states across the Western U.S., Providence includes 51 hospitals, over 1,100 clinics and a diverse family of Catholic, other faith-based and mission-driven secular organizations dedicated to enhancing the overall health of the communities served. As Executive Vice President and Chief Executive of the Providence Clinical Network, Dr. Kim lead what was formerly known as Physician Enterprise (medical groups across Providence), the Ambulatory Care Network (same-day care including urgent care, ExpressCare, ambulatory surgery and imaging, and partnerships, i.e., Walgreens), and the Clinical Institutes (focused hubs of care, coordination, and research for select specialty areas).

A family medicine physician by training and now respected physician leader, Dr. Kim served in several leadership roles across Providence, including Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive for Providence Medical Foundation - Orange County and High Desert region, where he partnered with physicians and administrators to help grow Providence into one of the largest physician practice management organizations in California.

Dr. Kim received his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Medicine and served his residency at Northridge Hospital Medical Center. He holds a master’s degree in applied physiology from the Chicago Medical School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and biology from Northwestern University. Originally from Chicago, Dr. Kim resides in Tustin, California with his wife and three daughters.

MemorialCare is a nationally recognized innovator in health care delivery, with more than 12,000 employees, affiliated physicians and volunteers; four esteemed hospitals including Long Beach Medical Center, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital (one of only eight freestanding children’s hospitals in California), Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley and Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills; MemorialCare Medical Group and MemorialCare Independent Physicians; MemorialCare Select Health Plan; and numerous convenient outpatient surgery, imaging, urgent care, breast care, physical therapy and dialysis centers. MemorialCare’s many honors include Best U.S. Health Systems, Largest U.S. Children’s Hospitals, Top 50 Hospitals nationwide and recognition by readers of the Orange County Register as the Best of Orange County: Hospitals and Physician Groups.