Power Lunch: Mammoth Hospital Update

Rescheduled from January 10.

This month's Power Lunch will be an update from Mammoth Hospital. 

Join us before the Power Lunch for a Chamber Ski Power Hour. Click here to register for skiing/boarding so we know to expect you. 


Sarah Sindell, MD

Dr. Sindell grew up in the foothills of Western Maine, in a small college town called Farmington. She went to Siena College and majored in Biology and then to Albany Medical College. She then headed across the country for General Surgery Residency in Seattle, Washington at Virginia Mason Medical Center where she met her husband. After five years in Seattle Dr. Sindell wanted an adventure both personally and professionally, so she and her husband headed north to Anchorage, Alaska.She worked at Alaska Native Medical Center for five years serving the Native Alaskan population and learning about the indigenous people of Alaska. While in Alaska, she and her husband spent their free time exploring the state. She was excited for the opportunity to live and work in Mammoth with two surgeons she trained with in Seattle and so seized the opportunity to relocate to the Eastern Sierra.

Dr. Sindell and her husband feel fortunate to live in Mammoth Lakes with so many opportunities to explore and enjoy the outdoors. Most of their free time is spent exploring and playing outdoors
 
Areas of Interest
General Surgery, Trauma, Vascular, Thoracic, and Endoscopic Services
 
Board Certification: American Board of Medical Specialties of Surgery
 
 
Residency Training
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
 
Medical Degree
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
 
Undergraduate Degree
Siena College, Loudonville, NY
 
Honors and Awards
Qualis Healthcare Quality Improvement Award, Washington Statewith their two young children. Dr. Sindell and her family enjoy skiing, biking, hiking and traveling.
 
Tom Parker, CEO

Tom Parker joined the Mammoth Hospital team as Chief Executive Officer in December, 2018. Tom’s career in healthcare spans much of his life—he started working in hospitals when he was 16 as a surgical orderly. Following graduate school, he worked for Legacy Health System in Oregon for 14 years, holding positions from Administrative Associate to Administrator of Legacy at Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon. Before he took over at Mammoth Hospital, Tom spent eight years at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital in Snoqualmie, Washington, where he served as Chief Operating Officer and CEO.

Tom holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Utah and a Master’s in Hospital Administration as well as an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Moving to Mammoth Lakes rekindled Tom’s love of skiing, and he and his wife Kristen have enjoyed skiing together at Mammoth and June Mountains. Tom has also gotten to know the highways of the Sierra on his motorcycle, a Harley-Davidson Street Glide. He and Kristen are both active in their church and serve in the local congregation and in the community.

Tom serves on the Board of Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra as well as the Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce. He also has been organizing the Mammoth Rocks Motorcycle Rally since 2020.

To Tom and Kristen, family is everything, and living in Mammoth Lakes has allowed them to be closer to their family and to be able to share with them the beauty of the Eastern Sierra.