50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2022

Cacchione works to expand access to healthcare where and when it is needed. In 2019, he helped develop a platform offering virtual care to patients across the health system, putting Ascension in a strong position during the pandemic: Demand for digital care surged 20-fold during the early days of the lockdown to more than 10,000 visits per day, totaling more than 2.7 million virtual visits over the next 18 months. Cacchione has also led efforts to vaccinate the system’s 160,000 employees and fostered programs focused on staff well-being. He joined the organization in 2017 to lead Ascension Medical Group before being promoted to his current role in 2019. The health system operates more than 2,600 care sites, including 143 hospitals and more than 40 senior-living facilities in 19 states and the District of Columbia.