100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2017
Rank 93
Patricia Maryland
Executive VP, Ascension; president and CEO, Ascension Healthcare, Ascension Health
- Years on list: 1
Maryland is executive vice president, Ascension, and president and CEO, Ascension Healthcare. She previously served as president of healthcare operations and chief operating officer for Ascension Healthcare. Maryland will continue to lead Ascension's transition from a volume-based model to one that delivers value to patients and providers, she said. The system is working to home in on the social determinants of health to implement more patient-centric care and better control population health.