The awards, announced Oct. 16, are based on patient and provider surveys. The 24 systems that received WebMD Elite Choice Awards were preferred by survey respondents over regional competitors for a speciality. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are leaders of the systems that received the top award:
- Banner Health (Phoenix): Amy Perry was named CEO in April.
- City of Hope (Duarte, Calif.): Robert Stone was appointed president in 2012 and CEO in 2014.
- Cleveland Clinic: Tom Mihaljevic, MD, has been president and CEO since 2018.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston): Benjamin Levine Ebert, MD, PhD, was named president and CEO as of Oct. 1.
- Duke Health (Durham, N.C.): Craig Albanese, MD, was promoted to CEO in 2023.
- Emory Healthcare (Atlanta): Joon Sup Lee, MD, became CEO in 2023.
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Seattle): Thomas Lynch, MD, was appointed president and director in 2020.
- Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City): Bryan Kelly, MD, was named president and CEO in 2023.
- Houston Methodist: Marc Boom, MD, has served as president and CEO since 2012.
- Indiana University Health (Indianapolis): Dennis Murphy was appointed CEO in 2016.
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (Baltimore): Theodore DeWeese, MD, was named CEO in 2023.
- Mass General Brigham (Somerville, Mass.): Anne Klibanski, MD, has served as president and CEO since 2019.
- Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.): Gianrico Farrugia, MD, was appointed CEO in 2019.
- MD Anderson/University of Texas System (Houston): Peter Pisters, MD, was named president in 2017.
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City): Selwyn Vickers, MD, has served as president and CEO since 2022.
- Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa): Patrick Hwu, MD, was named president and CEO in 2020.
- Northwestern Medicine (Chicago): Howard Chrisman, MD, has served as CEO since 2023.
- Ochsner Health System (New Orleans): Pete November was appointed CEO in 2022.
- Oregon Health & Science University (Portland): Danny Jacobs, MD, has served as president since 2018.
- Penn Medicine (Philadelphia): Kevin Mahoney was named CEO in 2019.
- Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital: John Couris has served as president and CEO since 2017.
- UCHealth (Aurora, Colo.): Elizabeth Concordia was appointed president and CEO in 2014.
- UPMC (Pittsburgh): Leslie Davis was named president and CEO in 2021.
- UW Medicine (Seattle): Timothy Dellit, MD, was appointed CEO in 2023.
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