Adventist Health – a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 75 communities in California, Oregon and Hawaii – announced the appointment of Alice Issai, MBA, as the new president of Adventist Health Glendale, the largest medical center in the system. Issai will begin on July 2 and will report to Andrew Jahn, president of the Adventist Health Southern California Region.

“We are excited to have Alice return to Adventist Health Glendale where she started her professional career as a financial analyst nearly four decades ago,” said Jahn. “Since then she has made her mark in the industry as a distinguished healthcare leader in Southern California with extensive experience leading large quaternary and tertiary health organizations.”

Issai comes to Adventist Health Glendale from Keck Medicine of USC where for the last several years she has served as chief operating officer for Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital. During her tenure, she was responsible for developing high-performing teams, driving a culture of accountability, expanding access to excellent and affordable care in Los Angeles, and building trust, partnership and collaboration with physicians and department chairs. Prior to Keck Medicine, Issai held several chief executive-level positions in finance, business strategy and operations at world-class institutions like UC Irvine Health, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles and West Los Angeles, and City of Hope National Medical Center.

“The medical staff is eager for Alice’s arrival in July,” adds Harlan Gibbs, MD, chief of staff at Adventist Health Glendale. “With her depth of knowledge and breadth of expertise, we are confident that working together we will continue to improve the health of the Glendale community we passionately care for.”

Issai pursued her undergraduate degree in business administration and finance at Andrews University in Michigan. After graduating and then completing her MBA at Pepperdine University, Issai and her husband moved to Glendale, where they still reside.