Patrice Daquin, LSSMBB, MBA

Transformational Healthcare Executive | Operational Excellence Strategist | EPMO Architect | Lean Systems Optimizer | Sustainability & Citizenship Advocate | Culture Builder | Strategic Leadership Advisor

New York, New York, United States

About

Hospitals don’t need more dashboards. Leaders don’t need more meetings. And healthcare? It definitely doesn’t need another 200-slide strategy deck collecting dust. What it needs is movement. Clarity. Results that make life better for patients, staff, and the people trying to lead it all. Healthcare is messy, urgent, and deeply human. Which means transformation must be practical, sustainable, and people-first. That’s where I come in. ⚙️ I build systems that actually work. ⚙️ I help teams turn ideas into real outcomes. ⚙️ I lead transformation that sticks because it’s built on truth and data. Here’s what that looks like: → $335M in enterprise-level impact, delivered without burning people out → 5,000+ clinicians and leaders trained in Lean, Six Sigma & change management → An inpatient discharge process cut by 2.5 hours, hospital-wide → PMOs, command centers, and sustainability strategies built from the ground up And before all that? I worked in oil and biotech R&D, set up and managed entire labs, designed and ran countless experiments, conducted thousands of failure mode and root cause analysis, and wrote 50+ technical papers before healthcare ever showed up on my radar. That’s why I see things differently. 📐 Engineering gave me precision. ❤️ Healthcare gave me purpose. 🚀 Leadership gave me a platform. I use my LinkedIn to connect with people who are building something that matters. Whether you're leading a healthcare system, standing up a new strategy, or trying to fix a process that hasn’t worked in 10 years—I’ve probably done something like it. If you're leading something that matters, let’s have a real conversation.

Experience

  • Vice President, Operational Excellence / Head of CD Sustainability / Head of Global FME Citizenship at Fresenius Medical Care
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Fresenius Medical Care Foundation (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Chair of the Board of Directors
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Director Board of Directors
      Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr

  • Vice President, Operational Excellence & Enterprise Project Management Office at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Jan 2018 - Mar 2023 · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • Adjunct Professor at Webster University
    Oct 2012 - Dec 2019 · 7 yrs 3 mos

  • System Director Project Management Office - Revenue Cycle Management at BJC HealthCare
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2018 · 5 yrs 1 mo