Stanford Children's Health Appoints Rick Majzun Vice President and COO

STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford Children's Health today announced that Rick Majzun has been named vice president and chief operating officer of Stanford Children's Health. Majzun will report to Paul King, president and CEO of the organization.

Effective immediately, Majzun will be responsible for providing administrative leadership and direction of the operations of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and all of the Stanford Children's Health primary care and specialty services outpatient locations.

"Having served more than two decades as an academic health care leader, much of which has been dedicated to the care of women and children, Rick is poised to make a tremendous impact at Stanford Children's Health, and I am thrilled to welcome him to the organization," said Paul King, president and CEO of Stanford Children's Health. "Rick has extensive experience in strategic planning and operations, and a strong background in lean management—all of which will be greatly beneficial to our organization as we strive to optimize care and deliver the best possible outcomes and experience for our patients."

Most recently, Majzun served as president and chief operating officer for Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to joining Women & Infants Hospital, he was vice president of operations at St. Louis Children's Hospital; and he was vice president of Women & Infants for Barnes Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, where he oversaw significant growth in volume and revenue.

"I have been impressed by the work done at Stanford Children's Health for years and how the team has further strengthened through expanding the network, and I am ready to partner with the leaders of this world-renowned organization," Majzun said. "I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the continued success of Stanford Children's Health and the expansion of its care to reach more patients than ever before."

Majzun received a Master's in Health Care Administration from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and completed an Administrative Fellowship at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia. Majzun is married and has five children.

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About Stanford Children's Health and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Stanford Children's Health, with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford at its center, is the Bay Area's largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. As a top-ranked children's hospital by U.S. News & World Report, we are a leader in providing world-class, nurturing care and achieving extraordinary outcomes in every pediatric and obstetric specialty. Stanford Children's Health provides everything from specialty care to general pediatrics and can be accessed through more than 60 locations across Northern California and 100 locations in the U.S. Western region. As the pediatric and obstetric teaching hospital for the world-renowned Stanford University School of Medicine, we're cultivating the next generation of medical professionals and are at the forefront of scientific research to improve children's 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 stanfordchildrens.org.

SOURCE Stanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford

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