Quick Take
Dr. Nanette Mickiewicz has been CEO at Santa Cruz's Dominican Hospital since 2006. There is currently no one in line to take over, but a national search is ongoing.
Dr. Nanette Mickiewicz, the longtime leader of Santa Cruz’s Dominican Hospital, one of two major hospitals in the county, has announced that she plans to retire from her role as CEO in early 2026.
Mickiewicz has worked as an administrator at Dominican Hospital for over 25 years, starting as chief medical officer in 2000. She assumed the role of CEO in 2006, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Mickiewicz was CEO through several ownership changes at the hospital. Since 1988, Dominican has been part of Catholic Healthcare West, which rebranded as Dignity Health in 2012. In 2019, the nonprofit health care chain joined with Catholic Health Initiatives to become CommonSpirit Health, which is the second-largest nonprofit hospital chain in the country.
Dignity Health’s California spokesperson Lindsay Leszczynski told Lookout in a statement that Mickiewicz was at Dominican helm through significant change within the organization and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under Mickiewicz’s leadership, Dominican Hospital advanced its robotic surgery program, improved cardiac and rehabilitation services and began Santa Cruz County’s first physician residency program, according to the statement. That program seeks to increase the number of diverse family physicians practicing locally.
The organization is conducting a national search for Mickiewicz’s successor, and she will remain in her role until a new leader is appointed.
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