Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., recently announced the appointment of Joe DeSchryver to the position of chief executive officer effective Jan. 2, 2017. He has over 16 years of experience operating acute care hospitals with the Tenet Healthcare Corporation in California and Florida. He has helped these hospitals see unprecedented growth, increased employee engagement and improved physician satisfaction by implementing lean daily management principles. DeSchryver has been involved in various community boards and charitable causes including: board member of CenCal, a managed Medi-Cal provider for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, founding member of Family Clinic San Luis Obispo and board member of Economic Vitality Corporation of San Luis Obispo County.