Doctors Hospital of Manteca Names Eleze Armstrong Chief Executive Officer

Manteca, Calif. – Dec. 2, 2021 – Doctors Hospital of Manteca has appointed Eleze Armstrong as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Effective January 3, 2022, Armstrong will assume responsibility for all hospital operations, executive planning and directing medical services.

“Eleze is an accomplished healthcare executive with excellent hospital leadership experience,” said Warren Kirk, CEO of Tenet’s Northern California Group. “She will be an outstanding addition to our team and will help us build upon the great work already taking place at Doctors Hospital of Manteca for our patients and community.”

Murali Naidu, MD, FACS, our current CEO of Doctors Hospital of Manteca, has been appointed as the new CEO of Emanuel Medical Center, our sister hospital in Turlock. He will serve as CEO of both hospitals until Armstrong’s effective date.

Armstrong joins Doctors Hospital of Manteca from Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, our sister hospital in San Luis Obispo, where she has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2018.

She previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Twin Cities Community Hospital, our sister hospital in Templeton. She started at Twin Cities in 2010 as Director of Imaging and Cardiovascular Services, then moved into the role of Market Director of Neuroscience Services before becoming CSO.

Armstrong is a graduate of the Tenet Leadership Academy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare Administration from the University of Ottawa in Kansas and a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Grand Canyon University in Arizona. She is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.