100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2024

Garrett has led Edison, New Jersey-headquartered Hackensack Meridian Health through robust capital and service advancements. In 2024, the 18-hospital system invested $470 million in new ambulatory facilities, implemented an artificial intelligence-driven 24/7 virtual physician network and broke ground on a 52-bed pediatric behavioral health facility. Its social determinants of health program has resulted in 1.4 million screenings and 4.5 million referrals, with its flagship hospital the first in the U.S. to receive a Joint Commission certification in health equity. With Garrett at the helm, the network realized $1.7 billion in savings through a post-COVID recovery and transformation strategy that included more than 500 initiatives. Hackensack also expanded and integrated the network’s cancer center and transplant programs in each of its regions.