Diane Hansen
President and CEO, Palomar Health
Hansen stabilized Palomar’s finances and spearheaded service expansion. She boosted operating income by 214%, or $22 million, via contract negotiations. She also reinvested net revenue into multiple services, including behavioral health, rehabilitation and emergency care. Her oversight of the construction of three medical office buildings brought care closer to patients’ homes, while her contract negotiation skills created the region’s largest physician network group.