Trinity Health Leadership

Dr. O’Rourke is the Executive Vice President and the Chief Clinical Officer for Trinity Health in Novi, MI. He is responsible for advancing clinical effectiveness and quality, as well as patient safety across the system. Dr. O’Rourke works with Trinity Health’s clinical leaders to improve care coordination and incorporate evidence based practices into the care delivery system. He serves as an advocate for Trinity Health’s nursing and medical staffs and is working to advance physician alignment initiatives throughout the organization.

Prior to Trinity Health, Dr. O’Rourke was Centura Health’s Chief Medical Officer. Dr. O’Rourke was a practicing general surgeon in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was a partner with Colorado Springs Surgical Associates practicing primarily at Penrose Hospital. He was the Medical Director of the Penrose Cancer Center and the Cancer Liaison Physician to the American College of Surgeons.

After graduating from Georgetown University and the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. O’Rourke was an intern and resident at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Following his residency, he entered the military and was Chief of General Surgery at the US Army Hospital at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Dr. O’Rourke is a member of the American Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Western Surgical Association and the Denver Academy of Surgery. Dr. O’Rourke has recently been elected to the Michigan Peer Review Organization’s (MPRO) Board of Directors.

Dr. O’Rourke was a member of the Board of Trustees of Centura Health and chaired the Centura Board for seven years. Dr O’Rourke is a past member of the Board of the Catholic Health Association (CHA) and chairs the Physician Committee of CHA. He is also a past member and vice-chair of the Holy Cross Health System Board. He has been a member of the Executive Advisory Committee of the Diocese of Colorado Springs and has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He has served on the Board and is a past President of the El Paso Unit of the American Cancer Society. He received the Sword of Hope Award from the American Cancer Society in 1992 and was recognized as one of the “Best Doctors in America” in 2000.