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Ryan Locascio

Assistant Director

VA Kansas City health care

Ryan M. Locascio, MHA, was appointed as the Interim Assistant Director at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in September, 2021.

He is responsible for the daily operations of Business Office Operations, Logistics, Prosthetics, Nutrition and Food Service, Voluntary Service, Fisher House, and Veterans Canteen Service. Mr. Locascio has worked for the VHA for approximately 10 years, private sector healthcare for six years, and served in the Army National Guard for 19 years. Prior to this position, he served as the VISN 15 Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and Homeless Services Health Systems Specialist.

Mr. Locascio received a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor of Science from Truman State University. He has a passion for finding innovative solutions to organizational challenges and a strong commitment to providing the highest quality of care to our Nation’s Veterans. He has extensive organizational and operational expertise at both the facility and network level, where he developed an understanding of the nuances and complexities in making and sustaining improvements in a large health care setting.