Getting To Know Our New COO

UCR Colleagues and Friends,

It is with much gratitude for this amazing community that I celebrate 100 days at UCR Health! The past 3 or so months have been filled with excitement, anticipation and the pure joy of working with talented, committed, driven individuals, i.e. all of you, who together hold the vision for UCR Health and all it can bring to the Inland Empire.

I join you here three decades into a career that spans work at UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Health, Stanford Healthcare, and Kaiser Permanente. Most recently, I was the Chief Operating Officer at Woodland Hills Medical Center at Kaiser Permanente, having taken the role at the height of the pandemic. What I know with certainty is that, in healthcare, we are capable of the extraordinary when our mission is clear, and our commitment is strong. And, what’s more, we are a like-minded group, recognizing that everything we do in our work touches people in their most vulnerable times, a responsibility we hold in our hearts and carry out with our hands.

I hope to get to know each of you and what drives you to deliver excellence for our patients. At my core, I have driven by three key life experiences. First, I come from a part of the world where education is a privilege not always afforded to girls. Knowing this, I am compelled to use the tremendous opportunities I’ve been given to pay this forward. Second, I am wired at my core to build teams, systems and processes that deliver results. So many times in my life, my career could have gone in a different direction, by ultimately, my passion is in healthcare. And finally, I am blessed with a family that is equally committed to a life of service. My husband and three children each have a life path that is walking in the path of service to the community, at home and around the world.

Thank you for the privilege of being a part of your team. I look forward to all the ways in which together we will serve the Inland Empire.

Herodia Allen, MBA, MPH
Chief Operating Officer