Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare – 2006

Cordova, 56, is president and chief executive officer at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Cordova previously served as president of the Southern California region of Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals. There he co-sponsored an initiative to develop a business plan for an $800 million project to implement an integrated hospital information system and inpatient electronic medical records. Cordova also is chairman-elect of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management.