Sunny Bhatia

Sunny Bhatia is a physician and healthcare executive who serves as president and chief medical officer of Prime Healthcare Services, a national hospital system based in Ontario, California.

Bhatia is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Healthcare Executives. In December 2025, Bhatia was named among Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list.

Education Bhatia received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, 2001 class, and holds a Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree from the USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles.

Career Bhatia joined Prime Healthcare in 2011 as chief medical officer (CMO) of Sherman Oaks Hospital and Encino Hospital Medical Center. During his tenure, Sherman Oaks Hospital was recognized multiple times as one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" by IBM Watson Health.

In 2024, he oversaw Prime Healthcare's acquisition of nine hospitals from the U.S. Catholic health system Ascension, and the acquisition of Saint Francis Hospital in Illinois for $350 million. In the same year, Bhatia participated in Prime Healthcare's negotiations with the State of California regarding CalOptima contracts at four Orange County hospitals.

Faculty career Bhatia serves as associate professor of medical education at the California University of Science and Medicine in Colton, San Bernardino County.

In 2019, he was named Healthcare Innovator of the Year by The Millennium Alliance. In 2026, Bhatia was recognized as one of LA's Top Doctors: Leaders of Influence.