10 TO WATCH
Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis President and CEO Craig Hospital
Allen-Davis is working with government leaders to expand research and access to care for people with disabilities.
Dr. Miguel Benet Division chief medical officer Medical City Healthcare, North Texas Division of HCA Healthcare
He oversaw efforts to combat overuse of opioids, resulting in a 21% drop in use of the drugs in the emergency department and launched a drug take-back program.
Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee Senior vice president and chief community impact officer Ascension
Duperval-Brownlee is leading transformation of Ascension’s Washington, D.C., market, which improved operating performance by 50% over nine months.
Ahmed Haque Senior vice president of network performance and strategy Aledade
Under his leadership, Aledade generated more than $ 69 million in savings in 2018 as part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
Barbara Johnson Executive vice president and chief operating officer Premier Health
Johnson was promoted to the role in August 2019 after serving as chief human resources officer. She led diversity and inclusion strategies for years, which have resulted in 60% of top leadership roles being held by women and increasing racial diversity.
Angelleen Peters-Lewis Chief operating officer and chief nurse executive Barnes- Jewish Hospital
Under Peters-Lewis, nurse leaders now round on 90% of patients, up from 42%. She got senior management to commit $ 2 million to support a recruitment campaign for targeted markets to hire more nurses in 2020.
Dr. Stella Safo Chief clinical transformation officer for Premier Applied Sciences Premier
Safo joined Premier in 2019 from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. She’s using her experience in HIV/AIDS medicine to inform Premier’s work on population health.
Dr. Airica Steed Executive vice president and chief operating officer Sinai Health System
The first minority to hold the position at Sinai, Steed is leading a turnaround strategy aimed at achieving $ 75 million in margin improvements.
Cassandra Willis-Abner Senior vice president of diversity and inclusion and chief experience officer Trinity Health
Willis-Abner implemented diversity and inclusion councils in all regional health ministries and increased diversity on boards and in the executive ranks.
Nichole Wilson Vice president of retail health services Community Health Network
Appointed to lead the newly created division in 2017, Wilson has increased retail visits and improved the overall net promoter score of the system’s urgent-care sites.