Boosalis recognized
Premier Health announced that its president and CEO, Mary Boosalis, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of its 2021 Top 25 Women Leaders. This is the second consecutive acknowl- edgment for Boosalis.
The highly selective awards program, which recognizes female health care execu- tives from across the country every two years, acknowl- edges executives who are influencing policy and care delivery models nationwide. In doing so, it highlights the continued need to nurture diversity in health care lead- ership.
Boosalis has held numer- ous leadership roles at Premier Health since joining Miami Valley Hospital in 1986. She became the first woman to lead Premier Health upon being named president and CEO in 2017. Under her lead- ership, the percentage of Premier Health vice presidents who are women has increased to more than 50 percent. The health system also continues to make great strides in promoting diversity; in recent years, more than half of its construction spending has been with diverse suppliers.
Boosalis has been a strong advocate for partnerships with like-minded organizations that help Premier Health deliver health care at a value to the community and address public health chal- lenges such as the region’s overdose crisis.
Boosalis is a diplomat of the American College of Health- care Executives. She is a member of the Board of the Ohio Hospital Association and the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association Board. She currently serves as the chair of the University of Dayton Board of Trustees, and as a member of the Dayton Development Coalition Board, the Dayton Business Committee, the City Manager Advisory Council, and Hub Group, Inc.
She is a past member of the Sinclair Community College Board, the Life Connection Board, and is a past chair of the Dayton area’s American Heart Association Board.