This program, co-sponsored by Witt/Kieffer, an Oak Brook, Ill.-based executive search firm, honors rising young stars in the healthcare management field. With over 202 nomination entries received, the editorial review board (composed of the magazine's senior editors) selected the final list of executives based on "significant contributions in healthcare administration, management or policy," according to Modern Healthcare's website. The article, featuring Tejeda, was published in the September 19, 2011 issue.
Tejeda graduated from Wichita State University and received his Masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Kansas Medical Center. He then spent four years at Catholic Healthcare West; three as Vice President of Hospital and Ambulatory Operation at Saint Mary’s Health Network in Reno, Nevada and recently joined the Tenet Healthcare Corp. as Chief Operating Office of Twin Cities Community Hospital at the age of 31.
Tejeda’s notable achievements included significant growth in outpatient volume, strong productivity performance, and strengthening of relationships with community physicians.
“Clearly, we in healthcare serve a very diverse population, and that population is best served by having leaders in the organizations who can relate to people of different cultures and ethnicities,”
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Tejeda says he couldn't have achieved so much at such a young age without the support of his wife, Elena. Additionally, Tejeda receives support from the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives whose members he says mentored and encouraged him when he was a student in a way that enabled him to compete for C-suite positions. He now serves as a director on the organization's board.
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Twin Cities Community Hospital, part of Tenet California, is a 114-bed acute care hospital at 1100 Las Tablas Road in Templeton. Since opening in 1977, Twin Cities has provided personalized quality patient care as the cornerstone of its operating philosophy. Twin Cities’ new patient tower, opened in fall 2007, provides 30 new private rooms for obstetrics, intensive and telemetry care patients, and 23 ER suites, including three trauma rooms.
