Max Heckhausen
Vice President of Strategy at Kaweah Health
- Role
- Vice President of Strategy at Kaweah Health
- Location
- Visalia, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Max Heckhausen
Healthcare strategy and operations executive with 12+ years of experience leading enterprise planning, system growth, and operational transformation across academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, and community health systems. Currently serving as Vice President of Strategy at Kaweah Health, a $1 billion community health system serving the Central Valley, overseeing a broad portfolio spanning strategy, growth, marketing, foundation, physician relations, patient experience, and surgical service lines.Previously at UCI Health, I led growth strategy across a $5 billion academic health system, activated a 144-bed hospital as Incident Commander with a $1.3 billion budget, and drove large-scale strategic and operational initiatives from planning through execution. My work sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. I\'ve built the long-range plans for strategic growth and successfully implemented those plans by aligning executives, physicians, and operational teams to deliver results that show up in the financials and in the communities these systems serve.
Experience
Vice President of Strategy
Apr 2026 — Present · Visalia, CA, US
Serve as Vice President of Strategy at Kaweah Health, a $1 billion community health system with 613 beds across general acute care, skilled nursing, acute psychiatric, and acute skilled rehabilitation, serving the Central Valley of California.• Lead systemwide strategic planning and execution, partnering with the CEO, executive team, physician leaders, and board to align organizational priorities, drive growth initiatives, and translate long-range strategy into operational outcomes.• Oversee a broad portfolio spanning business development, growth, innovation, marketing and media relations, the Kaweah Health Foundation, patient experience and community engagement, physician recruitment and relations, project management and consulting, and surgical service lines.
Education
USC Marshall School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2022 — 2025
Tulane University
Bachelor's Degree, Economics and Public Health
2011 — 2015
University of Southern California
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2022 — 2025
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