MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After a tenure of 25 years as President and CEO of Montage Health, Dr. Steven Packer has announced his plans to retire in spring of 2025.
“Speaking on behalf of all 16 community members of the Montage Health Board of Trustees, we are grateful for the extraordinary growth we have seen under Dr. Packer’s leadership,” said Bill Warner, Chair of the Montage Health Board of Trustees.
Before being appointed as CEO, Dr. Packer served the Monterey Peninsula as a practicing pulmonologist. As a member of the medical staff at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, he held a variety of leadership positions, including Chief of Staff. A graduate of UCSF School of Medicine, he also completed his internal medicine training there. A pulmonary and critical care fellowship followed at UC Irvine, and he attended the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford's Graduate School of Business in 1999. In 2009, Dr. Packer was awarded a Walker-Sullivan Fellowship by the California Health Foundation and Trust, funding his study of mass casualty incident response in Israel.
Under his leadership, Montage Health grew into a comprehensive healthcare system that is anchored by the extraordinary care provided at Community Hospital. He launched the implementation of numerous initiatives to improve and expand access to care, including the hospital’s Pavilions Project (which added 120 new patient rooms), development of the Carol Hatton Breast Care Center, construction of the Ryan Ranch outpatient campus, and the creation of Montage Medical Group. Under his leadership, Montage Health has also expanded access to essential services with the opening of wellness centers in Marina and Salinas, three urgent care clinics (MoGo Urgent Care), the creation of Monterey County’s first Medicare Advantage program (Aspire Health Plan), Montage Health Foundation and, most recently, the opening of a state-of-the-art campus for its youth mental health program called Ohana.
“It has been a genuine privilege to serve this wonderful community that my family calls home. I have been honored to work with such an amazing team of dedicated and skilled physicians, nurses, staff, volunteers, and Boards of Trustees. I am so proud of our collective efforts to provide extraordinary care to our community,” said Dr. Packer.
A national search for Dr. Packer’s successor will be initiated in the coming days. This leader will take the helm of a strong, independent healthcare system and continue its path of growth, innovation, and compassionate care into the years ahead. Because of the legacy left by Dr. Packer, Montage Health is uniquely situated --- locally governed and staffed, financially and clinically powerful --- to continue to improve lives in our community by delivering exceptional care and inspiring the pursuit of optimal health.
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Montage Health is the independent, local, nonprofit parent company of a family of organizations dedicated to improving lives by delivering exceptional care and inspiring the pursuit of optimal health. Born out of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and through its subsidiaries and partnerships with physicians and other clinicians, healthcare, and community organizations, and most importantly community members, Montage Health is dedicated to care that is coordinated across all care settings to meet the needs of each person and their families. Montage Health serves everyone in need in our community, regardless of their ability to pay. Montage Health companies include Community Hospital, Montage Medical Group, Montage Health Foundation, Montage Wellness Center, Aspire Health, and MoGo Urgent Care. For more information, visit www.montagehealth.org.
