50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2024

Yehia leads Jefferson Health’s 17-hospital system serving Pennsylvania and South New Jersey. He helped spearhead negotiations for a proposed merger with Lehigh Valley Health Network; if the deal receives regulatory approval, it will create a 30-hospital system with approximately $15 billion in revenue, of which Yehia would be chief transformation officer. Since he joined Jefferson early last year, the system has seen a 6% increase in hospital admissions, 60% reduction in contract labor, 75% operating margin improvement and a 5% decrease in average length of stay. His team also oversees more than 100 community-based partnerships.