100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2024

This past year has been pivotal for Ardent Health — and Bonick, who led the 30-hospital system through its second run at going public this year. The company under his direction has worked to give patients access to more services, including via urgent care locations, remote monitoring programs and a larger provider network. Bonick, a vocal proponent of worker and patient safety, has pushed for the implementation of technologies geared toward promoting efficiency and quality. Internally, Ardent has established a Workplace Violence Prevention Committee and rolled out de-escalation training for employees; from a patient-facing perspective, this year it expanded its virtual nursing initiatives and piloted artificial intelligence-driven tools to help prevent falls and reduce operating-room slowdowns. Bonick has additionally publicly supported federal legislation to bolster legal protections for healthcare workers.