Past Event Highlights

Here you’ll find memorable moments from our past Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Tribute Dinner honoring leaders who are shaping the future of healthcare.

For those who wish to relive the evening — or catch what they missed — full recordings of past dinners, including complete honoree speeches and much more, are available to watch through our YouTube Channel HERE.

Partners’ 25th Annual Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Tribute Dinner – June 12, 2025

Cástulo de la Rocha, President and CEO, AltaMed Health Services Corporation. Vision and Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award
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Thomas M. Priselac, President and CEO Emeritus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System. Lifetime Achievement Award 
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Honoree Videos:

24th Annual Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Tribute Dinner – June 12, 2024

Gustavo Valdespino, President & CEO of Valley Presbyterian Hospital, was honored with the Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award. 

Martha Santana-Chin, Medi-Cal and Medicare President of Health Net, was honored with the Champion for Health Award.

24th Annual Tribute Dinner Digital Journal

23rd Annual Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Tribute Dinner – June 12, 2023

Johnese Spisso, RN, MPA, President of UCLA Health, CEO of UCLA Hospital System, and Associate Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences, was honored with the Vision & Excellence in Health Care Leadership Award. 

Robert K. Ross, MD, President & CEO of The California Endowment, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

23rd Annual Tribute Dinner Digital Journal

22nd Annual Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Tribute Dinner – June 20, 2022

Arthur M. Southam, MD, Executive Vice President Health Plan Operations and Chief Growth Officer of Kaiser Permanente honored with the Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award.

Sachin H, Jain, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer of SCAN Group And SCAN Health Plan honored with the Champion For Health Award.

21st Annual Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Tribute Dinner – June 21, 2021

Paul S. Viviano, President & Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) honored with the Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award.

Paul Torrens, MD, Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management and Founder of the Paul Torrens Health Forum at UCLA honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award