Michael Cruz, M.D.

Dr. Cruz serves as Chief Operating Officer for OSF Healthcare.  He is responsible for ensuring that clinical and administrative services are organized to meet the needs of those we serve.  In addition to his Chief Operating Officer role, he provides leadership support to the Central Region, which includes OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center and OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois in the Peoria area as well as the broader geographic area to the north and south of Peoria tri-county area.

Dr. Cruz started with OSF Saint Francis in 1987 as a resident in the emergency medicine program. He was hired as an emergency medicine attending physician in 1990, was vice chairman of the department for a decade. In September 2007, Dr. Cruz was appointed Vice President, Quality & Safety for OSF Saint Francis and began serving as the Associate Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Cruz was promoted to President of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in January 2015.  In January 2017, he assumed the responsibilities of Interim CEO of the Central Region in addition to serving as the Saint Francis President.  He assumed the role of CEO of the Central Region in November 2017.  In addition to his role as Central Region CEO, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of OSF HealthCare in December 2018.

Dr. Cruz earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana and medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Chicago.  Dr. Cruz met Donna, his wife, a Peoria native), while in Champaign. They have three adult children who reside in Illinois.