Ninfa Saunders, DHA, MSN. President and CEO of Navicent Health (Macon, Ga.). Dr. Saunders has over 40 years of healthcare experience, including a tenure as president and COO of Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health before she became president and CEO of Navicent Health and The Medical Center, Navicent Health. She has dedicated her career to value-based care and is an executive co-founder of Stratus Healthcare, a collaborative partnership of hospitals in urban and rural areas. Dr. Saunders also has experience serving on the Governor’s Georgia Cancer Coalition and was COO for DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., early in her career. Dr. Saunders is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the board of the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity.
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