Bob Page, CPA, MBA

Bob Page was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois, where he attended grammar and high school. An avid Cubs fan from childhood, he played baseball through his college years.

Upon graduation from Illinois Wesleyan University with a BA in Accounting, Page passed the CPA exam and began his professional career with Price Waterhouse. In 1981, he left public accounting and began his career in internal auditing at Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He joined Saint Louis University to head up their medical center internal audit function in 1986, which is also the year he completed his MBA. Bob rejoined Jewish Hospital in 1990 as the Director of Audit Services.

In 1996, he left BJC as Corporate Director of Audit Services and joined The University of Kansas Hospital as Vice President for Organizational Improvement. Page later became the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer and in July 2007, he was selected by The University of Kansas Hospital Authority Board to be President and CEO.

Bob serves on the Board of Directors for the University HealthSystem Consortium, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and Kansas Hospital Association. He is President-Elect of the Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council & the Missouri Hospital Association’s District 2. Bob holds a courtesy assistant professor appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Bob has two adult children: a daughter Jesse, who lives in Denver and a son Charlie, who lives in Lawrence. He is captain of the hospital’s softball team, enjoys collecting sports memorabilia and playing golf.