Team
Luis Leon, PA, MBA
Luis Leon is recognized as an influential strategist, dedicated to meeting the health care needs of patients in a variety of medical settings. A problem solver, he keeps a steady finger on the pulse of operations, partnering with physicians to continually standardize and improve systems—all this with the view of providing the highest quality of patient care possible. A former clinician himself, he understands the needs of medical staff from the bedside on up in this challenging era of healthcare.
Balancing this, Leon is also an accomplished singer and a classically trained musician who is proficient on several instruments, including the organ. Riverside, California.
Positions
- Chief Executive Officer and chief Operating Officer, Region VI, Prime Healthcare Ontario, California (2020 to present)
- President of Operations, Division II, Prime Healthcare, Ontario, CA (2012 to 2020)
- President & CEO, Paradise Valley Hospital, Prime Healthcare, San Diego, California, 2007 to 2012)
- Administrator, Desert Valle Medical center, Prime Healthcare, Victorville, CA (2003-2007)
- Physician’s Assistant and X-ray Technician (19997-2007)
Professional Activities
- Recognized in September 2011. Named in Becker’s Hospital Review. “291 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know”
- Recognized in February 2009. Featured in San Diego Tribune article. "Remarkable Recovery – Paradise Valley Hospital, Two Years Later, is Transformed."
Awarded a “Top 100 Hospital” recognition by Truven during leadership multiple times for patient safety, quality, financial stability, and patient satisfaction.
- Through collaborative, inclusive leadership, steered Prime Healthcare through transformational change improving patient care, augmenting market
share, strengthening physician and employee relations, propelling budget surpluses, and expediting expansion.
- Assisted Prime Healthcare in becoming the 5th largest for-profit acute care hospital system within the United States. Prime Healthcare has been
recognized as a Top 15 Health System three times by Truven Health Analytics, and numerous Prime hospitals have been recognized as Top 100 hospitals multiple times.
- Governing Board Member, Pacific Healthcare Services, Inc, Bakersfield, California, 2020 to the present.
- Mr. Leon is an accomplished singer, and a classically trained musician, proficient on several instruments, including the organ, and has performed in
several operas and musicals. He and his family regularly conduct fundraising concerts, providing much-needed scholarship money for music students in need.
Education
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Saint Mary’s Kansas
- Bachelor of Science (BA), University of Saint Mary’s, Kansas
- Physician Assistant (PA), University of California at Davis, California
- Radiologic Technologist, Loma Linda University, California