Maui Health names Lynn Fulton as new CEO

As CEO, Lynn Fulton will focus on actively engaging the Maui Health board, senior management team, employees, physician leaders, medical staff and the broader community to develop a clear vision, strategic plan and operating plan for the future of Maui Health.
WAILUKU — Maui Health has named experienced health care executive Lynn Fulton as its new chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2024.
“Lynn brings a wealth of experience in community hospital operations and has successfully worked through many of the same challenges we currently face at Maui Health, leveraging similar opportunities to improve and expand services,” said Clay Sutherland, Maui Health board member.
“Her people-first, community-centered philosophy has driven all of her incredible accomplishments over the last two decades and will be central to moving Maui Health into its next chapter of growth.”
Fulton joins Maui Health from OSF HealthCare, St. Joseph Medical Center, where she served as president and was responsible for all day-to-day operations, providing market direction and operationalizing system strategic objectives.
Over the last 20 years, she has held other key executive roles, including chief operating officer, chief compliance officer, and president of OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center.
“I am humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to serve these special islands of Maui and Lanai,” she said. “I am committed to listening, learning and working tirelessly to create a thriving healthcare system for the people of Maui County.”
Fulton and her husband and daughter will relocate to Maui to join the Maui Health team at the end of this year.
Maui Health expressed its sincere gratitude to Kerry Watson, who has served as Maui Health’s interim CEO since mid-February 2023. Notably, he provided strong and steadfast leadership for response and recovery efforts during the Maui wildfires that impacted employees, patients and communities.
Watson is committed to supporting Lynn as the new CEO to ensure a seamless and successful transition in the coming months.