Sarah Richardson serves as the Vice President of IT Change Management for (DMG) DaVita Medical Group. DaVita Medical Group has operations in 6 states serving over 1.2M patients. DMG has been committed to developing innovative models of healthcare delivery that improve their patients’ quality of life while containing healthcare costs. Their strength is in their steadfast commitment to their guiding principle of coordinated care. Their physicians strive daily to bring the benefits of coordinated care to patients who represent the diversity of cultures, socioeconomic groups, ages, and health statuses in the communities they serve.
She is a transformative, inspirational and results-driven business and technology executive who operates within large-scale healthcare and hospitality environments. She attains aggressive goals, catalyzes change and advances sustainability by designing and executing high performance-based strategies, cultivating top-tier talent, infusing expectations and accountabilities, instilling customer-centric practices and forging collaborative cultures.
With an enthusiastic and genuinely friendly attitude, Ms. Richardson has a passion for delivering value and benefits to the teams she leads and serves. She has built award-winning teams and has been recognized by The Kansas City Business Journal as a ‘Woman Who Means Business’, a “Next Gen Leader’ and ‘Rising Star’ by KC Business Magazine, and an Outstanding Executive by Advancing Women in Technology.
With a B.S. in Hospitality Administration and a Master’s in Business, Ms. Richardsion began her career in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas, NV, before making the purposeful decision to move into the healthcare industry. Her first 5 years in healthcare were at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV. Immediately following, she began her ten-year career with HCA (Hospital Corporation of America). Promoted three times in her ten-year tenure with HCA, culminating in a Division CIO position, Ms. Richardson's contributions centered on leading the development and delivery of IT in a shared service model along with scalable operational programs and development activities.
She is most proud that her work focuses on building long-lasting, loyal relationships across the continuum, resulting in collaborative strategies to meet diverse organizational needs, productivity gains, and the use of technology to advance teammate engagement resulting in a committed and dedicated workforce. Her ability to coordinate teams of technology experts, strategic business partners, physicians, and clinicians, has enabled her to repeatedly deliver programs, services, and tailored solutions in the healthcare setting.