Thomas Kruse recently made the Becker’s Hospital Review List for healthcare strategy.  Becker’s Healthcare offers forward-looking business news, analysis and guidance relating to the healthcare industry. Becker’s recognized 70 outstanding chief strategy officers from national leading hospitals and health systems in 2024.

Ketul J Patel, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and President, Northwest, CommonSpirit Health said, “Thomas Kruse is an instrumental force in reimagining the ways in which we can deliver high-quality, affordable care throughout our region, seeking ways to collaborate and forge partnerships that always put the patient first.”

Kruse oversees corporate strategy, strategic planning, communications, government affairs and more for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and the Northwest Region of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. He joined the system in 2015 after spending time as executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Hackensack University Health Network in Edison, N.J. In his current role, he has his hands in physician sales, service line strategy and executive strategy across the multi-state region.