Vice President of Provider Administration
Children's Mercy Hospital
Sommer Hatfield currently serves as the Vice President of Provider Administration at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. With more than 20 years of administrative leadership, Sommer partners with the leaders of the Ambulatory and Physician Practice Operations to develop and implement strategic and tactical plans to integrate clinical operations with financial stewardship, scholarly productivity, and provider well-being.
Sommer previously served as the Chief Administrator for the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As Chief Administrator, Sommer was responsible for the administrative management and coordination of the department's clinical operations, education, and research missions, as well as finance, personnel, facilities planning, research administration, and strategic planning of the Department of Pediatrics’ 24 sections and 700+ faculty and staff. Sommer earned a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law and holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
F4: Developing a Practice Plan in an Academic Medical Center
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CDT