David A. Tam, MD, MBA, CPHE, FACHE, is the President & CEO of Beebe Healthcare. He joined Beebe in 2020 and led the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tam is a board-certified fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and serves on the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Delaware Healthcare Association and Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. He was named CEO of the Year by Delaware Business Times in the Large Nonprofit category in 2022 and one of Delaware’s Most Influential People in Healthcare by Delaware Online.
Prior to Beebe, Dr. Tam served as the Chief Operating Officer of Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California, part of Providence St. Joseph’s Health, one of the largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit health systems in the nation.
Dr. Tam is credited with managing St. John’s transition from the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth to the Providence Health system. His accomplishments include opening a new telemetry unit and ambulatory surgery centers, optimizing inpatient and ambulatory surgeries, streamlining workflows in the emergency department, managing service lines, and improving quality and safety throughout the hospital. He also oversaw the construction of an award winning $856 million hospital, Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California, in his previous position as the Chief Administrative Officer of Pomerado Hospital and Palomar Health Downtown Campus at Palomar Health.
Dr. Tam is also a veteran. He retired as a Captain after 24 years of active service in the Navy. Prior to his work in the civilian sector, Dr. Tam served as Chief Operating Officer for the Western Region of Tri-Care, the U.S. military’s health insurance program that covers 2.9 million lives. He was also formerly Deputy Commander, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, the military’s largest academic tertiary medical center.
His background leads to many of his passions, like issues related to social determinants of health, such as poverty, veterans’ needs, rural healthcare, diversity, as well as community and value-based care. Dr. Tam also has an extensive background in fundraising and philanthropy and works closely with the Beebe Medical Foundation team.