About Arista
Arista (á-ri-sta) means "the best" in Greek. Our mission is to partner with hospitals and health systems committed to improving their records on Patient Safety, Quality, Patient Experience and Patient Satisfaction in a sustainable way.
Our clients strive to be "the best" in their respective markets, so that when patients, payors or employers seek healthcare value, i.e. the best outcomes at a reasonable price, they will be the preferred hospital or health system. Moreover, by improving their processes and practices, their professional liability costs will decrease.
Most importantly, lives will be saved as preventable infections, medication errors, falls with injuries and other potentially compensable events will decrease, and patients will have a better overall experience under their care.
We aim to become the most valued partner of hospitals and health systems striving to improve their safety, quality and patient satisfaction rankings. By doing so, they will grow their business and decrease their professional liability risks.
About Dr. John Rodis
John F. Rodis, M.D., M.B.A., FACHE
Founder and President
Arista Health, LLC
John F. Rodis, M.D., M.B.A., who served as president of Saint Francis Hospital from 2015-2020, was the eighth leader of Saint Francis, and the first physician to serve as President since its founding in 1897. Dr. Rodis previously served as Saint Francis’ Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Chief Physician Executive. Prior to his executive leadership roles, Dr. Rodis served as Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Physician Leader of the Women and Infants Service Line, a position he assumed in 2011.
Before joining Saint Francis, Dr. Rodis served as Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Stamford Hospital, where he also
previously held the position of Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Prior to that, he was at the University of Connecticut Health Center, where he was the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program Director, a member of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Director of Perinatal Genetics.
Dr. Rodis received his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ. He completed fellowships in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Clinical Genetics at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He also received his Master of Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds the rank of Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at both the University of Connecticut School of Medicine as well as the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Rodis is Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
He is the author or co-author of over 100 papers published in peer-reviewed professional journals. He served as an oral examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) for 19 years. He currently serves on the Boards of the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) and the University of Saint Joseph.
Saint Francis Hospital has been an anchor institution in north central Connecticut since 1897. In 2015, Saint Francis became part of Trinity Health Of New England, an integrated health care delivery system that is a member of Trinity Health, Livonia, MI, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Saint Francis Hospital, licensed for 617 beds and 65 bassinets, is a major teaching hospital, a Level I Trauma Center, and the largest Catholic hospital in New England. Other Saint Francis entities include the Comprehensive Women’s Health Center, the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute, which was recently awarded advanced certification for total hip and knee replacement from The Joint Commission, the Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity, the Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute of Connecticut, the Smilow Cancer Hospital Yale-New Haven at Saint Francis, and Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group. Under Dr. Rodis’ leadership, the hospital garnered numerous awards and recognition including the 2019 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience, being named as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health™ and one of the World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek. The hospital earned 5 stars from CMS on Patient Experience and 4 Stars on Overall Quality. Moreover, the hospital recently attained its fourth consecutive “A” from Patient Safety by the Leapfrog Group, its seventh A in the last four years.