Rahul Koranne, M.D., MBA, FACP, has been named president and
CEO of the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA). Koranne has served as
MHA’s senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer
since 2015. As MHA’s first chief medical officer, he increased the
engagement of the association’s member clinicians, staff and leaders
across the state in the collaborative work that hospitals and health
systems do to improve the quality of health care.
“Rahul’s experience includes leadership in both a large health system and
one of Minnesota’s smallest critical access hospitals,” said Sara Criger,
MHA board chair; senior vice president, Allina Health; and president,
Mercy Hospital and United Hospital. “In addition, Rahul brings the
leadership qualities the board of directors was seeking as well as a deep
commitment to our mission of improving the health of Minnesotans. He will
accelerate the association’s strong collaboration with other health care
stakeholders in Minnesota.”
“Transforming the delivery of health care will require innovative
partnerships not only among health care providers, payers and state and
federal government, but also with other key stakeholders, such as
employers and community service organizations,” Koranne said. “We owe
this to the people we serve and to the dedicated people who work hard
every day in health care, from front-line care teams to senior leaders. I
am excited to advance the work of Minnesota’s hospitals and health
systems to make Minnesota the very best state in the country in which to
receive and provide health care.”
Koranne has been active in leading health care transformation at a
statewide level since 2008, serving on multiple committees and task
forces. On a national level, he served on an American Hospital Association
Regional Policy Board representing Minnesota. Since joining MHA, Koranne
led several statewide collaborative efforts, including partnering with
the Department of Human Services to improve the quality of care for
mental and behavioral health patients; the Department of Health to launch
the Health Care and Law Enforcement Coalition to improve care for
individuals involved with law enforcement; and the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to
implement a multiyear patient safety improvement program, earning
Minnesota recognition from CMS as a high-performing state for health
care.
Koranne has 20 years of health care experience spanning the entire
continuum of care. Prior to joining MHA in 2015, he was a vice president
with HealthEast Care System. From 2000 to 2005, he served the residents
of Starbuck, Minnesota, as a primary care physician at Minnewaska
Regional Health System.
Koranne is a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Carlson School
of Management, where he received his MBA in 2008. He earned his medical
degree at the University of Delhi in India and completed his residency in
internal medicine at the State University of New York, Brooklyn, and his
fellowship in geriatrics at the University of Minnesota.
He serves on the boards of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Minnesota
Zoo and Ecumen.
Koranne succeeds Lawrence Massa, who retired in September 2019 and passed
away in November 2019. Massa led the association for nearly 11 years.
The Minnesota Hospital
Association represents Minnesota’s hospitals and health systems, which
provide quality care for their patients and meet the needs of their
communities.
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