FLINT, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

McLaren Health Care has hired Michael Taylor as executive vice president/chief operating officer to help administer all hospital and related subsidiary operations across the entire organization. More particularly, Taylor will work to establish systemwide goals in relation to quality outcomes, patient-experience initiatives and financial performance, as well as develop and carry out plans and policies in collaboration with McLaren leadership. When appropriate, he will also serve as a liaison between McLaren Health Care and various community, public and governmental organizations.

Adding Michael Taylor as chief operating officer to the McLaren team was a natural step in our organizations progression, said Phil Incarnati, president and CEO of McLaren Health Care. As we continue to grow and expand, Michaels more than 30 years of experience as a hospital system executive will allow him to help facilitate the integration of each of our subsidiaries with an eye toward operational efficiencies and exceptional quality standards.

Taylor most recently served as senior vice president for Dignity Health Sacramento, part of Dignity Health, a San Francisco-based not-for-profit health care system of 40 hospitals with annual net revenues exceeding $11 billion. In this role, he oversaw eight general acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals in the Sacramento region, reducing regional costs by $74 million through integration and consolidation strategies.

Prior to Dignity Health, Taylor served as senior vice president, operations, for Baylor Health Care System, a not-for-profit system located in Dallas, Texas, with 14 hospitals and annual system revenues of $3.8 billion. He has also held executive administrative positions at MedCath, Inc., in Tucson, Ariz.; Oakwood Healthcare in Dearborn, Mich.; and Deaconess Service Corporation in Evansville, Ind.

Im extremely excited about joining McLaren Health Care, said Taylor. McLaren provides services to an impressive market, and based upon data relative to quality outcomes, patient experiences and economics, the organization has produced exceptional results. All of this indicates that McLaren is moving in the right direction and allows for future opportunities.

Originally from the Richmond, Va., area, Taylor earned a bachelors degree in health care management from the Medical College of Virginia. He also holds a masters degree in management from Purdue University and a masters degree in public administration from the University of Southern California. He is a fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Taylor and his wife, Maureen, will reside in Fenton, Mich.

About McLaren Health Care

With headquarters in Flint, Mich., McLaren Health Care is one of the largest health care providers in the state with a system that reaches more than half of Michigan residents through more than 200 locations, 17,400 employees and 21,000 network physicians. McLaren Health Care had net revenues of $2.5 billion in 2012 and has achieved double-digit growth each year since 1989. The nonprofit system includes medical centers in Bay City, Flint, Lapeer, Lansing, Mount Clemens, Mount Pleasant, Petoskey and Pontiac. Additional health care services are provided at McLaren Clarkston; McLaren Bay Special Care in Bay City; McLaren Orthopedic Hospital in Lansing; and McLaren Proton Therapy Center in Flint. McLaren Health Care also operates McLaren Medical Group, an employed physician network; McLaren Homecare Group, an award-winning home health, hospice and medical supplies provider; McLaren Health Plan, a licensed HMO offering benefit plans for commercial businesses and Medicaid recipients; and McLaren Cancer Institute, the largest cancer care network of its kind in the state. For more information, visit mclaren.org.

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