Duke Realty names new SVP of Healthcare Development in Indianapolis

Jared Stark, who has served in executive leadership positions with several leading healthcare organizations, has been named senior vice president of Healthcare Development at Duke Realty.

In his new role, Stark will oversee all phases of healthcare facility development and acquisition, including strategic and service line planning, budgeting, due diligence and negotiations, operations management, client and physician relations, partnership and business development, government relations and quality improvement.

Most recently, Stark served as CEO of University Hospital & Clinics, a full-service, acute-care hospital that serves South Central Louisiana and more than 400,000 patients annually. In this role, he led the campus-wide strategic development and operational execution of system-wide initiatives, with full responsibility for quality, patient satisfaction, profitability and regulatory compliance.

He also has served in several leadership positions at Indianapolis-based Franciscan St. Francis Health, a full-service, general acute care hospital that serves 175,000 patients annually, and in executive positions at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Ind., and Provena St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, Ill.

Stark earned a Master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wabash College in Indiana. He received a Regents Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives in 2011 and a Rising Star Award from the Indianapolis Star in 2010, and has earned an FACHE (Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives) designation.