Knight named Sutter Lakeside Hospital chief administrative officer
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital has welcomed its newest chief administrative officer.
Scott Knight, previously the assistant administrator of Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, has taken on the role, according to Sutter Health.
Knight’s appointment became effective on Feb. 3.
“Scott is committed to serving the community, as he demonstrated by serving on the boards of both the Tracy and Ripon Chambers of Commerce,” said Julie Petrini, president and CEO of hospitals, Sutter Health Bay Area. “I know Scott is eager to bring this passion for community to his new role at Sutter Lakeside.”
Knight succeeds Dan Peterson, Sutter Lakeside’s CAO since February 2017.
Peterson has been selected to serve as chief executive officer of Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital.
Knight earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Washington, Sutter Health reported.
He has a broad health care background in finance, revenue cycle, planning, business development, marketing and community relations, operations and administration, according to the hospital’s report.
While at Sutter Tracy, Knight provided leadership for nonnursing operations and business development. During his tenure, Sutter Tracy received patient safety awards from various organizations, and in 2020 was awarded a CMS 5-star rating – the highest ranking possible – for overall performance on quality measures including readmission rates, safety of care and patient experience.
Over the past two decades, Knight has held a number of posts in health care organizations around the West Coast.
He’s previously worked for Tenet Healthcare in Manteca, Kaiser Permanente in the Central Valley area, Renown Health of Reno, PaceHealth of Vancouver, Washington, Highline Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle and Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, according to his LinkedIn page.
Peterson introduced Knight to the Lakeport City Council earlier this month.
At the same time, Peterson reported that Sutter Lakeside has been awarded a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the fourth year in a row.
Sutter Lakeside was among six hospitals to get the four-star rating.
“That’s the highest rating of any critical access hospital in the state,” Peterson said, adding he’s very proud of that rating and the community can be proud of it, too.
“I have been really proud to work at Sutter Lakeside,” said Peterson, adding he’s appreciated working with the city.
During his tenure, Peterson has served on the Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee and taken part in the Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture’s 2017 AgVenture class.
Peterson told the council he was excited to introduce Knight, who has worked for Sutter Health for a number of years.
He said Sutter Lakeside will be in good hands with Knight.
Knight said he’s excited to be in Lakeport, and his family – including his wife and four children – are looking forward to being involved in the community.
“I’m grateful to be part of Sutter Health and be part of the hospital here,” as they take the hospital into the future, Knight said.
He added, “My wife says we’re getting a boat,” noting he’s never had one before.
City Manager Margaret Silveira welcomed Knight and said they will look forward to working with him.
She also thanked Peterson, who she said they will miss, for his work for the city.
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