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Paul A. King, President and CEO of 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health Elected Chair of Children鈥檚 Hospital Association Board of Trustees

Paul A. King
Paul A. King

WASHINGTON, DC 鈥 On Jan. 1, 2022, Paul A. King, president and CEO of 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health in Palo Alto, California, became Chair of the Board of Trustees of the (CHA). King鈥檚 leadership of CHA鈥檚 board coincides with the organization鈥檚 focus on multi-year priorities including: combatting the mental health emergency among children and adolescents; innovating health care approaches for improving pediatric聽care, advocating for policies to support the capacity and viability of children鈥檚 hospitals; and building greater health equity for children.

鈥淥ur nation鈥檚 children are at a pivotal point as we near two years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic. We must do everything in our power to ensure they feel protected and supported by advancing and implementing health care solutions and policies for their long-term health and well-being,鈥 said King. 鈥淭he Children鈥檚 Hospital Association has addressed the most pressing health care needs of our youngest and most vulnerable individuals, and I look forward to serving as board chair to help advocate and lead positive change in children鈥檚 health care.鈥

The Children鈥檚 Hospital Association is the national voice of more than 200 children鈥檚 hospitals, advancing child health through innovation in the quality, cost and delivery of care. 鈥淧aul is the right leader at an unprecedented time for children鈥檚 hospitals,鈥 added Mark Wietecha, CEO of CHA. 鈥淗e will lead the way and help us push through current and emerging crises by strengthening our voice, collaboration and impact.鈥

King was appointed president and CEO of Stanford聽Medicine Children鈥檚 Health in 2019. Prior to joining Stanford聽Medicine Children鈥檚 Health, King spent 35 years in healthcare management, 23 of those years in executive roles leading pediatric health care enterprises having most recently served as the executive director at the University of Michigan鈥檚 C.S. Mott Children鈥檚 Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women鈥檚 Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

King succeeds Marcy Doderer, president and CEO of Arkansas Children鈥檚, in leading the 2022 CHA Board of Trustees.

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About 麻豆果冻传媒 Children's Health

麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health, with聽Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford聽at its center, is the Bay Area鈥檚 largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes more than 65聽locations聽across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region.聽Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of聽, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at聽stanfordchildrens.org.