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Mr. Parker was president of Intermountain Health Care (IHC) from 1975 until his retirement in 1998. Under his direction IHC developed into an integrated health system with hospitals, health insurance plans and employed physicians. IHC has been named the country's top integrated system five of the past six years and is considered a national model. Prior to IHC, Mr. Parker headed hospitals and health systems in Minnesota, Arizona and California. He served as the chairman of the American Hospital Association, president of the International Hospital Federation, chairman of the Hospital Research and Development Institute and was a trustee for the National Committee for Quality Health Care. He has also served as a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2005, Mr. Parker was inducted into the prestigious Philadelphia-based Health Care Hall of Fame. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1960 and a master's degree in hospital administration from the University of Minnesota in 1962. | 