Board Member
DENNIS Y. SATO, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Principal, Sato & AssociatesDennis Sato has over 30 years of health care management experience having served in the public and private sectors. He has served in senior management positions as the Chief Information Officer for six organizations in California, Oregon, and Hawaii and the interim CEO for the Oahu Region for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC). He served as the Vice President of the HHSC Foundation Board and Assisted Living business entity. He has chaired the Diversity and Cultural Competence Committee for two hospitals.
Experience:
Interim CIO - HI Health Systems Corporation, Honolulu, HI - Current
Chief Information Officer, Telecare Corporation, Alameda, CA
Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Salem Regional Health Services in Salem, Oregon. Project executive for implementing an enterprise-wide clinical and financial system to improve patient safety and quality. Salem Hospital was awarded the Most Improved in the 2007 “Most Wired” Survey.
Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Salem Regional Health Services in Salem, Oregon. Project executive for implementing an enterprise-wide clinical and financial system to improve patient safety and quality. Salem Hospital was awarded the Most Improved in the 2007 “Most Wired” Survey.
CIO for El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California. Responsible for executing a system-wide information technology plan that included financial, clinical, and administrative systems. El Camino was awarded one of the Most Wired hospital in 2003.
Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC). Responsible for information technology for 12 hospitals located on five Hawaiian islands.
Chief Information Officer for Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH), a 1215-bed Hospital that is a Division of the San Francisco Department of Public Health Community Health Network.
Corporate Director of Information Systems for the NorthBay Healthcare Corporation in Fairfield, California.
Director of Information Systems for St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco.
Professional Organizations:
Currently serves as a Board Member of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) of Northern California. Previously served as a Member of the HIMSS National Nomination Committee and a Member of the HIMSS Summit 2007 Planning Committee. Served as Chair of previous HIMSS Summits and Member of the HIMSS National Education Committee. Awarded the Fellow designation (FHIMSS) and the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management (CPHIMS) in 2002. Past Board Member and Chair of the Northern California Information Systems Committee of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
Currently serves as a Board Member of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) of Northern California. Previously served as a Member of the HIMSS National Nomination Committee and a Member of the HIMSS Summit 2007 Planning Committee. Served as Chair of previous HIMSS Summits and Member of the HIMSS National Education Committee. Awarded the Fellow designation (FHIMSS) and the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management (CPHIMS) in 2002. Past Board Member and Chair of the Northern California Information Systems Committee of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
Community Organizations:
Currently a board member of the Marin County Human Rights Commission, San Rafael, California.
Currently a board member of the Marin County Human Rights Commission, San Rafael, California.
Previously served on the following commissions in Oregon: Appointed by the Governor to serve on the Commission of Asian Affairs; a Member of the Salem Oregon’s Human Rights Commission, Community Policing Advisory Committee, and Chemeketa College’s Diversity Leadership Council.
Other community positions held: Board Member of the Haight Asbury Free Clinic in San Francisco; Board Member of the Novato Human Needs Center; Elected Board Member of the Waikiki Neighborhood Board; President of the Marin County Japanese American Citizen League in California; Chair of the Marin County Human Rights Commission; Chair of the Novato Police and Advisory Board; Chair of the Multicultural Oversight Commission, and Member of the California Hate Crimes Association.
Awards:
2007 – IT Executive of the Year Award for the State of Oregon2006 – Distinguished Service Award from the City of Salem, Oregon, for his community work
2001 – Governor’s Award for one of the top IT leaders in Hawaii
2001 – Community Service Award from the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
1998 – Follmer Award from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
1997 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Humanitarian Award for Marin County, CA
1995 – Manager Excellence Award for the City of San Francisco
1995 – Award of Merit from the HFMA Northern CA Chapter