After a decade of changes, St. Luke’s CEO announces retirement
Pate is a doctor and lawyer who joined St. Luke's about a decade ago. When he was hired, he made the St. Luke's board of directors three promises, he told the Statesman in an interview Wednesday.
"I committed to being here 10 years," he said. "The second promise I made is that I would lead
That successor will be
Roth says his experience, especially under Pate's leadership, "has prepared me to carry on the legacy and the strategy that we've set forth."
Roth is moving into the CEO job as St. Luke's works on shaping its culture, Pate said.
"We have a great culture at St. Luke's, but we know that as we continue to evolve, the culture needs to evolve with that, and this is a particular strength of Chris's," Pate said. "What kinds of things do we want to engage our leaders in? ... We want to drive the culture, we don't want the culture to just occur on its own."
Pate's tenure brought major growth and change to St. Luke's. The system has, among other things:
-- acquired existing hospitals and physician clinics, and built new ones -- most recently in
-- made a "value based" deal with
-- built the St. Luke's workforce to about 14,000 employees in
-- expanded its flagship hospital campus in
-- launched a virtual care center and eICU to help reach patients outside of its own walls.
-- designed a system called Project Zero to prevent infections in surgical patients.
St. Luke's also has faced some challenges since 2009, including the roll out of the Affordable Care Act, which had major financial implications for hospitals nationwide, and a lengthy court battle over its 2012 acquisition of
Pate said that although he and his wife are from
Pate, who will be 63 when he retires, plans to spend his retirement with his wife, children and grandchildren in the area. He also expects to keep teaching health care law for the
"Lynette and I love
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