Eric Henry is new leader at Kaiser Permanente San Jose, Santa Cruz

Eric Henry, FACHE, a health care executive who has worked for non-profit health systems in North Carolina, Michigan, and Virginia has been named Senior Vice President and Area Manager of the Kaiser Permanente Greater San Jose Service Area. Henry will have oversight of and is responsible for hospital operations and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan for the area that includes facilities in San Jose and Gilroy, Santa Cruz Area and the Central Coast, and serves more than 260,000 members.

“I’m excited to begin this new role as we continue to focus on providing high-quality, exceptional care to our members, patients, and the communities we serve,” Henry said. “I am committed to building upon the great work our teams are already doing as we strive to put our patients and their families at the core of everything we do to promote wellness.”

Prior to Kaiser Permanente, Henry served as Senior Vice President, System Professional & Support Services, at Novant Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he led clinical and ancillary services, including respiratory care, laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation medicine, clinical engineering, patient transport, dietary, and environment of care, at the health system’s 15 medical centers.

“Eric brings a wealth of experience leading efforts around improving operational process to deliver high-quality, safe patient care,” said Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, president of Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California region. “He’s a highly-skilled and engaging leader who will provide great support to our teams in the San Jose area.”

While in Michigan, Henry served as the vice president of operations and ambulatory services at Munson Healthcare. In addition to leading daily operations at the flagship tertiary facility, he also oversaw oncology and outpatient services. He has also served in various other roles throughout his career that focused on meeting goals around patient experience, financial targets and other operational outcomes.

Henry holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration and Accounting from John Brown University in Arkansas, a Master of Accounting from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, and a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare degree from Old Dominion University in Virginia. He is certified as a fellow among executives in healthcare management by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and has completed the executive leadership program with the ACHE.

Henry succeeds Irene Chavez who retired in July from Kaiser Permanente.

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