Six Ascension leaders are included in a list of 130 female “leaders to know” published by Becker’s Hospital Review. Those included in the list “demonstrate outstanding leadership within the hospital and healthcare industry and were chosen based on a wide range of management and leadership skills, including oversight of hospital or health system operations, financial turnarounds and quality improvement initiatives,” Becker’s says.
Ascension leaders included are:
- Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH, President, Healthcare Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Ascension Health
- Rhonda Anderson, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ascension Health
- Pamela Hess, CPA, Chief Financial Officer of Saint Thomas West Hospital and Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, part of Saint Thomas Health, Nashville, Tennessee
- Gwen M. MacKenzie, RN, MSN, MHA, Senior Vice President and Michigan Market Leader of Ascension Health
- Bonnie Phipps, CPA, President and CEO of Saint Agnes HealthCare, Baltimore, and Ascension Health Ministry Market Leader for Baltimore/Washington, D.C./Kansas City, Missouri/Pasco, Washington/Lewiston, Idaho
- Dawn Rudolph, MBA, Chief Experience Officer for Saint Thomas Health