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Saint Agnes Names New Vice President of Operations
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By Edward Smith
Published 52 minutes ago on
December 8, 2025

Saint Agnes Medical Center has hired Luis Avila from Sutter Health in Sacramento to be the hospital's vice president of operations. (GV Wire Composite)

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Saint Agnes Medical Center named a new vice president of operations, bringing the executive down from Sacramento.

Most recently, Luis Avila served as director of operations for ancillary and support services at Sutter Health Valley Hospitals in Sacramento, according to a news release from Saint Agnes.

There, he developed strategies to enhance care delivery and patient experience. He also worked on financial stability for the Sutter Health system, having been with the network for more than 11 years, according to his LinkedIn.

Avila has a Master of Business Administration from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from CalPoly San Luis Obispo, the release stated.

“Saint Agnes is pleased to welcome Luis to our Senior Leadership Team,” said Gurvinder Kaur, president of Saint Agnes in a statement. “His experience with strategic planning and process improvement will be instrumental in supporting our healing mission to increase access to the highest quality care for our community.”

Avila succeeds William Evo, who took over the operations role in January 2024.

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Edward Smith began reporting for GV Wire in May 2023. His reporting career began at Fresno City College, graduating with an associate degree in journalism. After leaving school he spent the next six years with The Business Journal, doing research for the publication as well as covering the restaurant industry. Soon after, he took on real estate and agriculture beats, winning multiple awards at the local, state and national level. You can contact Edward at 559-440-8372 or at Edward.Smith@gvwire.com.

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