The Top 25 Women in Healthcare for 2011, presented in alphabetical order:
Audrey AndrewsSenior vice president and chief compliance officer, Tenet Healthcare Corp., Dallas
Maureen Bisognano
CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Mass.
Gail Boudreaux
Executive vice president of UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minn., and CEO of UnitedHealthcare's benefits business
Angela Braly
President and CEO, WellPoint, Indianapolis
Sandra Bruce
President and CEO, Resurrection Health Care Corp., Chicago
Linda Burnes Bolton
Vice president and chief nursing officer at Cedars-Sinai Health System and Research Institute, Los Angeles
Debra Cafaro
Chair and CEO, Ventas, Chicago
Joanne Conroy
Chief healthcare officer, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington
Karen Davis
President, Commonwealth Fund, New York
Gail Donovan
Executive vice president and chief operating officer, Continuum Health Partners, New York
Tracy Gaudet
Director, Veterans Affairs Department Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, Washington
Karen Ignagni
President and CEO, America's Health Insurance Plans, Washington
Sally Jeffcoat
President and CEO, St. Alphonsus Health System, Boise, Idaho
Sister Carol Keehan
President and CEO, Catholic Health Association, St. Louis
Linda Leckman
Vice president of Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, and CEO of Intermountain Medical Group
Joan Magruder
President, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis
Pamela McNutt
Chief information officer, Methodist Health System in Dallas
Margaret O'Kane
President, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington
Debra Osteen
President, behavioral health division of Universal Health Services, King of Prussia, Pa.
Deborah Proctor
President and CEO, St. Joseph Health System, Orange, Calif.
Lois Quam
Executive director, Global Health Initiative, U.S. State Department, Washington
Patricia Rice
President and chief operating officer, Select Medical Corp., Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Nancy Schlichting
President and CEO, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary, HHS, Washington
Mary Wakefield
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Md.
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