Dr. Zhang has been the CEO of the Chinese Hospital System since 2017. She had previously served as the COO and Chief Outpatient & Innovation Officer before the promotion. She has over 20 years of experience in business development, operation, marketing, growth, innovation, clinical practice, teaching, and research. Dr. Zhang earned her DNP in healthcare system executive leadership at University of San Francisco (USF) in 2012; a Master Degree of Science and a Post-Master Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate at UCSF in 1992 &1996; and a Bachelor Degree in Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences in 1989. She has written numerous grants to bring funding to implement innovative initiatives to improve quality of care and promote well being of the San Francisco Bay Area Chinese community. Since January 2020, Dr. Zhang has been leading Chinese Hospital to safeguard the community through the pandemic by implementing a comprehensive COVID-19 initiative consisting of bilingual community education and outreach, testing, contact tracing, quarantine, and linkage of care and vaccination, in collaboration with SFDPH, elected officials, and community leaders. These prevention and mitigation efforts have proven successful, as the Chinatown community remains one of the areas with very low infection rates, despite being one of the most densely populated areas in the nation. This successful model was adopted by SFDPH and disseminated to other communities through grants, gaining local and national accolades from the NY Times, San Francisco Chronicle, PBS, KQED, CBS, and several Chinese media outlets. Dr. Zhang was awarded by California Senate and Assembly as the 2021 Distinguished Woman of The Year for her contribution. Dr. Zhang was recognized as an outstanding woman leader at the 2022 International Women’s Month by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
RESPONDENT
Rev. Norman Fong
SFIC Board Member and
Parish Associate
