Executive Team
Meet the Regional San Jose Medical Center Executive Team
Mike T. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
Mike T. Johnson, MPA, RN-C, FACHE comes to Regional Medical Center of San Jose from Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV where he served as CEO. Under his leadership, Southern Hills received recognition from the state of Nevada for improvement in quality core measures. Mike has extensive experience in healthcare, having served in leadership roles in non-profit and investor-owned multi-hospital systems as well as academic medical centers. Prior to joining Southern Hills, Mike’s experience included stints at Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-South in Corpus Christi, TX and Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE, Covenant Health System & University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX.
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Raju Iyer, Chief Financial Officer
Raju Iyer, CPA, chief financial officer, joined Regional Medical Center of San Jose in June 2007. Mr. Iyer is responsible for finance, admitting, supply chain, information systems, health information management, and resource & case management. He was formerly a senior associate/partner with the CPA firm of James Knutzen & Associates in Jacksonville, Florida. He joined HCA in 2000 where he was senior auditor in the HCA corporate offices, controller at Largo Medical Center in Largo, Florida, and division controller for HCA’s Far West Division in Las Vegas. Mr. Iyer earned his Master of Science in Accounting in 1992 from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Trey Abshier, FACHE-Chief Operating Officer
Trey Abshier, FACHE comes to Regional Medical Center of San Jose from the Medical Center of Arlington in Arlington, Texas where he served as Associate Administrator. His experience includes supervising ancillary and out-patient services, facilities, capital projects, customer service programs and process improvement teams. Mr. Abshier began his career with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and was accepted into HCA’s Chief Operating Officer Development Program.
Mr. Abshier is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA and an M.S. in Health Care Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Abshier resides in San Jose, CA and enjoys fitness activities, playing golf and traveling.
Darina Kavanagh, RN, Chief Nursing Officer
Darina Kavanagh, MS, RN, CPHQ, was appointed chief nursing officer of Regional Medical Center of San Jose in October 2005 after serving for a year as the hospital’s associate chief nursing officer. Prior to joining Regional, Ms. Kavanagh was associate chief nurse officer at San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, CA; assistant director of nursing at Princess Grace Hospital in London; and held nursing staff positions at New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, and St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Ireland. Ms. Kavanagh earned her R.N. at St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, and her Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management at the Royal College of Nursing, London, U.K. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, and was honored as a San Jose State University Outstanding Alumna in 2007.
Nancy Fore, RN, Chief Quality Officer
Nancy Fore, RN, BSN, CPHQ, has been a champion for hospital quality for more than 20 years. Prior to her appointment as Chief Quality Officer, Ms. Fore was the Director of Quality at Regional Medical Center since 2004. Prior to joining Regional, she was the Director of Quality at San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, CA and has held a variety of nursing staff positions at Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, CA. A graduate of San Jose State University, Ms. Fore also holds a teaching credential from UC-Berkeley.
Nancy Clark, Vice-President, Human Resources
Nancy Clark, was promoted to vice-president of human resources in 2007. An experienced human resources professional, Ms. Clark joined Regional Medical Center of San Jose in March 2006 as assistant director of human resources. Prior to joining Regional, she was director of human resources for ALLIANCE for Community Care (now Momentum for Mental Health), in San Jose. Ms. Clark earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Cornell University.
