Caren Weakley will join Sutter Health as the new senior vice president and general counsel, supporting the organization’s bold new vision and strategy to become the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. Weakley will serve as Sutter Health’s senior legal advisor providing executive oversight of all legal aspects, risk management and contributing to the strategic direction of the not-for-profit, integrated health system.
“After an extensive nationwide search, we are thrilled to welcome Caren Weakley to Sutter Health. With a distinguished career spanning over 30 years, Caren’s wealth of experience in legal, business and healthcare, coupled with her commitment to leadership development, align seamlessly with our mission and our vision for the future. This marks another significant step in the new direction we’re heading—including our focus on serving more patients and being a great place to work and practice medicine. Caren will play a key role in helping us navigate a challenging healthcare environment while shaping the future success of our organization,” said Warner L. Thomas, president and CEO at Sutter Health.
Weakley currently serves as the senior vice president and general counsel for Radiology Partners, the leading radiology organization in the United States, where she oversees all aspects of legal, compliance, risk and corporate insurance strategy, and is the senior-most counsel to the Board and management. Her background includes direct experience in litigation, enterprise risk management, crisis management, compliance, operations, audit, privacy, mergers and acquisitions, and complex contractual negotiations.
Prior to joining Radiology Partners, Weakley held progressively senior roles at DaVita Kidney Care, including serving as general counsel for operations, where she was responsible for providing legal support and guidance to the business operations of DaVita’s 2,700 outpatient dialysis centers. While at DaVita, Weakley also served in a business role as the vice president of clinical enterprise operations. She holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, completed her undergraduate degree at UCLA and is a certified leadership coach.
Sutter Health is committed to solving the most difficult healthcare challenges we face today, and the addition of Caren Weakley to the leadership team reflects the organization’s determination to make positive advancements and lead the way in comprehensive, people-centered healthcare.
Weakley will begin her new role on Feb. 26.
