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Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch Welcomes New CEO

by ECT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sherie C. Hickman is the new chief executive officer of Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch. Hickman began her new role on Jan. 2.

Hickman comes to Sutter Delta from Novato Community Hospital, part of the Sutter Health not-for-profit network of care, where she served as administrator for two years.

“Sutter Delta Medical Center has a rich history of serving the healthcare needs of Antioch and the surrounding Delta communities,” says Hickman, “I am energized by the opportunity to work with Sutter Delta staff and physicians to enhance the well-being of the community.”

Hickman brings to this position a background in healthcare leadership that spans the continuum of care: outpatient care, hospital administration, post-acute care services and health plan administration. These roles included chief operating officer at Novant Health/Presbyterian Healthcare System in North Carolina, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan in Walnut Creek and Richmond, and Dignity Health/Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City prior to her administrator position at Sutter’s Novato Community Hospital.

Hickman is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), a member and past president of the California Association of Healthcare Leaders; a member of the Women Healthcare Executives group of Northern California, and of the National Association of Health Services Executives. In 2007, she received the ACHE’s Regents Award for Outstanding Leadership in Healthcare Administration, and in 2018 received the North Bay Business Journal’s Business Woman of the Year award.

Hickman earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a master’s degree in hospital administration from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. She has completed advanced leadership programs at the University of Southern California, Stanford University and Harvard University Business School.

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