About Us

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is a faith-based, non-profit, acute-care hospital in Burbank, California. Established by the Sisters of Providence in the 1940s, Providence Saint Joseph provides exceptional care and is one of the San Fernando Valley’s most respected and technologically advanced hospitals.

Our five core values of Compassion, Dignity, Excellence, Justice and Integrity are the guiding principles for everything we do.

Whether for the birth of a baby, life-saving surgery or a routine mammogram, Saint Joseph continues to set the standard for medical care and offers the community the most comprehensive array of services and programs.

Leadership team
  • Karl Keeler, Chief Executive
  • Glenn Bales, Chief Financial Officer
  • Lisa Laurent, MD, Chief Medical Officer
  • Grady Williams, Interim Chief Nursing Officer
  • Michael Henry, Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Tina Johann, Chief Philanthropy Officer
  • Judy Wagner, Chief Mission Integration Officer
  • Carol Granados, Executive Director, Operations
  • Shannon Telliano, Executive Director, Quality
  • Doug Ziegeler, Executive Director, Strategy and Business Development
  • Michelle Hokr, Director, Communications
  • Terry Walker, Director, Neuroscience Operations and Community Engagement

Valley service area community ministry board
  • Omaran Abdeen, MD
  • Margarita Hernandez, SP
  • Ruth Irwin
  • Karl Keeler
  • Bernie Klein, MD
  • Manzar Kuraishi, MD
  • Sr. Rosa Nguyen, SP
  • Gerald Puchlik
  • Brian Reitz
  • Peter Richman, MD
  • Christine Schaeffer, PhD
  • Judie Wilke
  • Shahan Yacoubian, MD

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center has been among the first in the Valley to achieve several honors and distinctions. A list of current accolades, awards and designations. 

The Joint Commission
  • The Joint Commission Certification as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
  • The Joint Commission Certification for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Management 
Magnet recognition

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is proud to be Magnet recognized, the nation's highest recognition for nursing excellence.

Other accolades
  • Accredited Vascular Lab by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL)
  • American College of Radiology – Breast Health Center accreditation
  • American College of Radiology – Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (BICOE) designation
  • American College of Radiology – Radiation Oncology accreditation
  • American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation
  • American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) – Accreditation with distinction (2018
  • Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) - Transfusion Services Accredited
  • Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACC) accreditation
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association – Blue Distinction Center+ designation in bariatric surgery
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association – Blue Distinction Center+ designation in cardiac care
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association – Blue Distinction Center+ designation in maternity care
  • College of American Pathologists- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Accreditation
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation for Acute Rehabilitation and accreditation for stroke subspecialty
  • Designated as a Baby Friendly Hospital by UNICEF/WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States
  • Los Angeles Department of Public Health – Emergency Department approved for pediatrics
  • Optum Center of Excellence, Spine
  • Optum Center of Excellence, Total Joint Replacement
  • STEMI Designation – Named one of Los Angeles County's first designated receiving centers of heart attack victims
  • STEMI Designation – Named one of Los Angeles County's first designated receiving centers of heart attack victims