Baystate Health Welcomes Dean Sanpei as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baystate Health is pleased to announce that Dean Sanpei has joined the organization as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

With more than 20 years of experience, Sanpei is an experienced leader in health care strategy and business development with strong legislative acumen as a former Utah State Representative. Most recently he served as CSO at Centura Health, a network of 25 hospitals, 5,000 physicians, and ambulatory care settings in Colorado, Kansas and Utah. At Centura, he led enterprise strategic planning and implementation, service line development, revenue growth, and the crafting and passage of state public policy that significantly expanded health insurance coverage in the state.

Prior to Centura, Sanpei spent almost two decades working in strategy for Intermountain Health, nationally renowned for true integrated delivery system development, value- and risk-based care, and clinical outcomes. While at Intermountain, he was also a Utah State Representative where he served his constituents by leading the appropriations process including transitioning the Medicaid program to accountable care and population health.

“Dean brings valuable experience from within the healthcare industry, as well as in-depth perspective on health care legislation from his time as a Utah representative. Most importantly, he has a passion and purpose for mission and community and his leadership strongly aligns with Baystate’s core values of respect, integrity, teamwork, and lifelong learning,” said Peter Banko, Baystate Health President and Chief Executive Officer.

Dean has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii and a master’s degree in public administration from Brigham Young University.