Former healthcare executive and cardiac surgeon
Ralph de la Torre
M.D.
Born 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58) Education Years active 2008–present Title Founder and CEO of Steward Health Care (2010–2024) Spouse Nicole Acosta Children 2 Parents Angel de la Torre Rosa O. Valdes Medical career Profession Surgeon Field Cardiac surgery Institutions
Ralph de la Torre is a Cuban American former health care executive and cardiac surgeon . The CEO of Steward Health Care from 2010 to 2024, and previously CEO of its predecessor Caritas Christi Health Care starting in 2008, de la Torre also founded and served as the first head of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's CardioVascular Institute from 2007 to 2008.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [excessive citations
De la Torre is currently the subject of a congressional investigation into the financial mismanagement of Steward, which declared bankruptcy in May 2024.
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