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Tomi Ryba is president and CEO of El Camino Hospital. Before joining the organization in the fall of 2011, Ms. Ryba served as president of United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota and senior vice president of the hospital's parent organization, Allina Hospitals & Clinics. Her responsibilities included oversight of three hospitals, 15 retail and 12 acute pharmacies, and an ambulance company that served over 300 communities. Prior to her position at United Hospital, Ms. Ryba was chief operating officer at UCSF Medical Center, overseeing a $100 million turnaround in operations and contributed leadership toward the $1.5 billion expansion of Mission Bay Medical Campus. The San Francisco Business Times recognized Ms. Ryba as one of the Most Influential Women in San Francisco in 2007 and 2008. Other executive positions include president of St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California, and chief operating officer of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Ms. Ryba received her master's degree in health administration from Chapman University and a bachelor's degree from University of California, Riverside.