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Via Christi CEO Jeff Korsmo: FOCUSING ON 'TRIPLE AIM'
OT QUITE A year into the tenure of its new leader, Via Christi's medical community is getting to know Jeff Korsmo's style: approachable, transparent, inclusive and, above all, focused on the needs of patients and residents
of Via Christi's clinics, hospitals and senior living communities. Korsmo became President and CEO of Via Christi Health in September 2011, coming from the renowned Mayo Clinic, located in his hometown of Rochester, MN. "I have always felt that Jeff was very smart and very nice, and to me, those are the two key attributes of an effective leader," says
Jeff Korsmo (second from right) visits with Bassam Mattar, M.D., hematologist and oncologist with the Cancer Center of Kansas; Claudio Ferraro, President, Via Christi Hospital on Harry; and Sherry Hausmann, President, Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis.
Carl Rider, interim Senior Vice President, Via Christi Hospitals, Wichita. "He is calm and decisive with a strong vision. He is approachable, unpretentious, and open to debate and encourage- ment. Add to that a self-deprecating sense of humor, and you have the whole package." Rider was CEO of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, during
Korsmo's tenure there. He calls Korsmo one of the few top execu- tives who have left Mayo Clinic at the top of a very successful career. Growing up, Korsmo received his own medical care at Mayo Clinic, piquing his interest in a health care career. He became
