As CEO of Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Ruggiero has oversight of Jackson Memorial Hospital, Holtz Children’s Hospital/The Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial, and Lynn Rehabilitation Center. She first joined the system in 2021. Under her leadership, the Women’s Hospital saw a 70% reduction in C-section rates and emergency services were enhanced. To address social determinants of health, Mrs. Ruggiero’s team has collaborated with the University of Miami Health System on a study investigating the impact of parental stress, exacerbated by social and economic inequities, on their children’s biological and psychological wellbeing.
