100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2021

Vituity, a physician-led and -owned multispecialty partnership, has expanded its footprint over the past year. Before coming to Vituity, Tomlinson was chief of staff for the Adventist Health Central Valley Network, where he still practices as an emergency physician. He was medical director for Adventist Health’s Hanford and Selma emergency departments. He also created Adventist Health’s Department of Emergency and Diagnostic Medicine and later served as its chair.

Tomlinson speaks: “In the emergency department, I’ve seen firsthand how social determinants of health impact the course and quality of every human life. In today’s America, race, gender, neighborhood, sexual orientation, income level and education can affect health outcomes.”