Chief Executive Officer
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, MO - United States
For the past six years, Children’s Mercy Kansas City (Children’s Mercy) has been led by its current President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE, who recently announced his plans for retirement in 2024. As a result, Children’s Mercy seeks a dynamic, distinguished executive to serve as its next CEO for its integrated children’s health system serving the greater Kansas City metro and the states of Kansas and Missouri. Children’s Mercy has earned a reputation as the premier pediatric hospital in the heartland and, this past year, their expertise was sought from all 50 States and 14 countries. Children’s Mercy International Services coordinates care for children and their families who come from abroad and collaborates with medical professionals to improve the health care of children worldwide. Children’s Mercy is one of the nation’s leaders in pediatric care and translational medicine.
In addition, the Children’s Mercy Research Institute opened in 2021 featuring a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to advancing pediatric translational research emphasizing the areas of genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health, emerging infections, and health care innovation.
This is a unique opportunity to lead one of the most respected and largest not-for-profit, independent pediatric health systems in the country. This is a career-defining role for an executive committed to excellence and innovation in pediatric care, advocacy, community service, research, and education.
The new CEO will be responsible for leading Children’s Mercy’s enterprise as the health system continues to build a new, transformative model for pediatric healthcare in the 21st century. The CEO reports to the Children’s Mercy Board of Directors and works collaboratively with the Children’s Mercy Board and the executive leadership team to align goals and execute effective strategies on behalf of the communities served by Children’s Mercy.
The Children’s Mercy CEO will bring to the role a leadership style based on mission and values and will embrace the supportive and highly collaborative culture of Children’s Mercy. This executive leadership position requires a dynamic, collaborative, visible, energetic, and seasoned professional with extensive healthcare experience who appreciates the unique needs of a world-class children’s health system and embodies the empathetic culture of a pediatric healthcare institution. They will have a passion for and commitment to the highest quality of care for children and their families and ensure access to care and health equity for all patients.
An executive with a history of extensive board interaction is required. They will have built incredible provider relationships and have an outstanding track record of being accountable, disciplined, and determined in obtaining positive results. The Board seeks individuals with strong emotional and social intelligence, and a demonstrated ability to connect with others in a meaningful way at all levels of an organization. The new CEO will have a positive track record of cultivating strong relationships with the donor community, and they will be an individual who excels at leading others.
Please direct all nominations and applications to Jim King, Dan Dimenstein, Michael Anderson, M.D., and Tiffany Johnson through WittKieffer’s Candidate Portal using the buttons below. Candidates can also reach the WittKieffer team through the office of Tiffany Johnson at [email protected] or 916.536.6888.
Children’s Mercy Kansas City values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.