Ghouse Named Primary Care Service Line Leader

Released: Friday, October 11, 2024 9:17 AM

Ghouse Named Primary Care Service Line Leader

As part of Kaleida Health's integrated service line strategy, Muddasir M. Ghouse, MBA, MPH, FACHE, has been named the service line leader for primary care.

In this role, Ghouse will oversee the primary care service line holistically across the system, aligning best practices, leveraging economies of scale, improving the patient experience and enhancing connection across Kaleida Health and its affiliates and partners.

Ghouse joins Kaleida Health from MercyOne Health System in Des Moines, Iowa, where he served as regional vice president of operations. In that role, he oversaw two hospitals, the cardiovascular service line/heart and vascular center, hospitalist program, interventional radiology, pain clinic, breast center, and a network of 50 sites of care spanning across three states - Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In addition, he developed a regional cardiology service line model across the state-wide network. He previously served as executive director of hospital and clinic operations at MercyOne. Prior to that, he held several operational leadership roles at Jackson Health System in Miami, FL and Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL.

He received his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the International University of Kyrgyzstan, Master of Public Health (MPH) from Florida International University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Western Governors University. He is board certified in healthcare management and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).