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Top 25 Women Leaders - 2021

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    Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women Leaders program honors female executives who are guiding healthcare delivery improvement across the country. The annual program recognizes leaders from all sectors of the industry, spotlighting their professional accomplishments and contributions to their organizations.

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    Women to Watch
    Nancy Howell Agee

    Luminaries

    Nancy Howell Agee

    President and CEO

    Carilion Clinic

    Dr. Marjorie Bessel

    Dr. Marjorie Bessel

    Chief clinical officer

    Banner Health

    Tanya Blackmon

    Tanya Blackmon

    Executive vice president and chief diversity, inclusion and equity officer

    Novant Health

    Odette Bolano

    Odette Bolano

    President and CEO

    St. Alphonsus Health System

    Mary Boosalis

    Mary Boosalis

    President and CEO

    Premier Health

    Gail Boudreaux

    Luminaries

    Gail Boudreaux

    President and CEO

    Anthem

    Dr. Mary Jo Cagle

    Women to Watch

    Dr. Mary Jo Cagle

    Chief operating officer

    Cone Health

    Bonnie Castillo

    Bonnie Castillo

    Executive director

    National Nurses United

    Dr. Priscilla Chan

    Dr. Priscilla Chan

    Co-founder and co-CEO

    Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

    Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips

    Women to Watch

    Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips

    Executive vice president and chief clinical officer

    Providence

    Kizzmekia Corbett

    Women to Watch

    Kizzmekia Corbett

    Research fellow

    National Institutes of Health

    Marcy Doderer

    Marcy Doderer

    President and CEO

    Arkansas Children’s

    Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee

    Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee

    Senior vice president and chief community impact officer

    Ascension

    Dr. Laura Forese

    Dr. Laura Forese

    Executive vice president and chief operating officer

    New York-Presbyterian

    Tina Freese Decker

    Tina Freese Decker

    President and CEO

    Spectrum Health

    Dr. Laurie Glimcher

    Luminaries

    Dr. Laurie Glimcher

    President and CEO

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Angela Hwang

    Angela Hwang

    Group president

    Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group

    Catherine Jacobson

    Catherine Jacobson

    President and CEO

    Froedtert Health

    Laura Kaiser

    Laura Kaiser

    President and CEO

    SSM Health

    Karen Lynch

    Karen Lynch

    President and CEO

    CVS Health

    Beverly Malone

    Luminaries

    Beverly Malone

    CEO

    National League for Nursing

    Patricia McClimon

    Women to Watch

    Patricia McClimon

    Senior vice president of strategic and facilities planning

    Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Anne McCune

    Anne McCune

    CEO

    Carol Emmott Foundation

    Dr. Rhonda Medows

    Dr. Rhonda Medows

    CEO, Ayin Health Solutions; president of population health, Providence

    Mikelle Moore

    Mikelle Moore

    Senior vice president and chief community health officer

    Intermountain Healthcare

    Kristin Myers

    Women to Watch

    Kristin Myers

    Executive vice president and chief information officer

    Mount Sinai Health System

    Amy Perry

    Amy Perry

    CEO, hospital division

    Atlantic Health System

    Mary Pittman

    Mary Pittman

    President and CEO

    Public Health Institute

    Dr. Claire Raab

    Women to Watch

    Dr. Claire Raab

    Senior vice president and chief clinical officer

    Temple University Health System

    Dr. Debbie Salas-Lopez

    Women to Watch

    Dr. Debbie Salas-Lopez

    Senior vice president of community and population health

    Northwell Health

    Roberta Schwartz

    Women to Watch

    Roberta Schwartz

    Executive vice president and chief innovation officer, Houston Methodist/CEO, Houston Methodist Hospital

    Dr. Lacy Smith

    Women to Watch

    Dr. Lacy Smith

    Chief operations officer and chief medical officer

    Cahaba Medical Care

    Dr. Joanne Smith

    Dr. Joanne Smith

    President and CEO

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Dr. Susan Turney

    Dr. Susan Turney

    CEO

    Marshfield Clinic Health System

    Devon Valencia

    Women to Watch

    Devon Valencia

    Chief information officer

    CareSource

    Deborah Visconi

    Deborah Visconi

    President and CEO

    Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

    Heather Wall

    Heather Wall

    Chief commercial officer

    Civica Rx

    Kate Walsh

    Kate Walsh

    President and CEO

    Boston Medical Center

    Pat Wang

    Pat Wang

    President and CEO

    Healthfirst

    Dr. Penny Wheeler

    Luminaries

    Dr. Penny Wheeler

    CEO

    Allina Health

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