Ms. Freese Decker leads Michigan’s largest, most integrated health system with 21 hospitals, 60,000 team members, over 300 outpatient locations and Priority Health, the nation’s third-largest provider-sponsored health plan with over 1.3 million members. Visionary architect of the 2022 integration of former systems Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health, Ms. Freese Decker, 2025 American Hospital Association board chair, guided Corewell Health’s unified model of care and coverage, strengthening access and improving outcomes across urban, suburban and rural markets. The system achieved record recognition for clinical excellence, with two hospitals earning national rankings and seven “high performing” specialty designations from U.S. News & World Report. Priority Health was named “America’s Best Customer Service” provider by Newsweek, and over two years Corewell Health was recognized globally, becoming certified as a “Great Place To Work”. It received Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s “Davies Award of Excellence” for its innovative “Inboxologist” program, and recognition by the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress for pioneering an online hub focused on team members’ wellbeing. Corewell Health is transforming youth behavioral healthcare access in rural Michigan with 18 school-based clinics and telemedicine programs, keeping kids in school with emotional wellbeing support. Its “Blue Envelope” program increases mental health support, training 15,000 educators to reach 95,000 students in 230 schools to provide immediate, compassionate help for those with suicidal thoughts.
