Integrated Delivery Networks – next steps and leadership updates

I'm following up on Erik’s message from last week about advancing integrated delivery networks (IDN) in our local communities and to share a few next steps.
This next phase of IDN work is about strengthening how care is delivered across Providence. By better aligning clinics, ambulatory services and hospitals, we can elevate the voice of physicians and advance practitioners, move decisions closer to the work and better support clinicians.

Our goal is simple: to make it easier for our caregivers to provide the best care possible and for our patients to access that care. A key next step in this work is aligning reporting so our local IDNs can move faster and operate with greater clarity.

Effective April 1

• South PCN Chief Executive Jill Duplechan will report to South Division Chief Executive Laureen Driscoll.
• North PCN Chief Executive Scott Foster-Edwards will report to North Division Chief Executive Kevin Brooks.
• Central PCN Chief Executive Cara Beatty will report to Central Division Chief Executive Joel Gilbertson.
• PCN Chief Operating Officer Sam Bajaj and PCN Chief Medical Officer Brendan Lloyd, M.D., will report to me.

These changes are intended to simplify decision making, strengthen local accountability and reinforce closer alignment between our clinical networks and divisional leadership.

I want to address a concern I know may be top of mind. This is not an “acute takeover of the PCN.” Rather, it is about teamwork, breaking down silos and removing barriers so physicians, advanced practitioners and caregivers across all settings can work together more effectively to care for patients. I am very confident this will make your work — as clinicians, caregivers and leaders within Providence — easier.

During the last week of March, I will start design sessions with key stakeholders to discuss how we operationalize this integrated model in practice. These sessions will help shape how we work together day to day while preserving what is working well locally.

Other leadership updates

I also want to share a few leadership updates.

After nearly 40 years in health care real estate, including the past nine at Providence, Mike Denney has decided the time is right to retire. Mike has been instrumental in modernizing our real estate strategy and operations, strengthening it as an enterprise function and supporting critical work across the family of organizations. His last day will be April 10. Please join me in thanking Mike for his dedicated service and wishing him all the best in his next chapter. I invite you to read a personal message from Mike below.

Justin Montoya, our California real estate leader, will serve as interim chief real estate officer for the system while we begin the search for a permanent replacement.

Finally, following a leadership departure within Information Services, Stephenie Young, my chief of staff, will transition into the role of Chief of IS – Strategy & Operations. Stephenie and I have worked closely together for many years, and while I will miss our daily work together, I am excited about this growth opportunity for her and know she will continue to have a meaningful impact on Providence.

Marie Svendson will support several priorities previously led by Stephenie to ensure continuity, partnering with both Ali Santore and me. Marie started with Providence in 2025 in the North Division, and I am grateful for her willingness to step into this expanded role. I deeply appreciate her strengths in organization, strategy and execution.

Thank you for your continued leadership and engagement as we move this work forward. We will continue to share updates as plans take shape.

Darryl Elmouchi, M.D.
Chief Operating Officer

​A personal message from Mike Denney

Having served many health systems in my career, I’m profoundly grateful for my time at Providence. I joined the Swedish system in 2017 and was embraced by an excellent team focused on improving the ways RESO supports the delivery of care and our communities.

When I assumed the system chief real estate officer role in 2022, I committed to serving Providence and the Mission until I was confident the organization was on a path to sustainability. I’ve been inspired by the positive transformation over the last four years and I’m confident that Providence is on a path to success.

The Providence culture is special, and I hope everyone continues to appreciate and maintain their Mission-centric focus. I’m excited about what’s next for me and will always be grateful for the collaborations I’ve had with so many people at Providence.

Mike Denney