Doctors Medical Center Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

Modesto, Calif. – Aug. 8, 2022 – Doctors Medical Center has appointed Jay Krishnaswamy as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Krishnaswamy assumes responsibility for all hospital operations, executive planning and directing medical services. Warren Kirk will remain the Group CEO of Tenet Healthcare’s Northern California Group hospitals, which includes Doctors Medical Center, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Emanuel Medical Center, San Ramon Regional Medical Center, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and Twin Cities Community Hospital.

“Jay has extensive experience in healthcare administration and has been with Tenet Healthcare for 20 years,” Kirk said. “With our hospital’s expertise in providing a higher level of care for our patients, Jay will be working closely with our sister hospitals to help us broaden the care we provide as a market. We look forward to continuing to grow within our community and expanding the services we provide.”

Krishnaswamy joins Doctors Medical Center from Tenet’s home office in Dallas where he has been serving as the Vice President of Hospital Operations since 2020. He previously served as CEO of other hospitals within Tenet, as well as other executive roles. Krishnaswamy also served as Associate Administrator at Doctors Medical Center from 2004 to 2008, as well as the hospital’s Chief Quality Officer from 2002 to 2004.

Krishnaswamy earned his Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University – Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, and his M.S. in Health Services Research from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.