As president of Yale New Haven Hospital, Dr. Heilpern leads a 1,541-bed, two-campus academic medical center and the flagship hospital of Yale New Haven Health. Since joining, she has enhanced workforce communication through initiatives like a video newsletter and the “Coffees with Kate” program to foster transparency and culture improvement. She played a key role in restructuring the hospital’s operating model by centralizing inpatient operations and recruiting new nursing leadership, which has helped reduce patient length of stay and improve outcomes. Yale New Haven Hospital consistently ranks among the nation’s top hospitals, recognized in 11 specialties and as the state’s number one hospital by U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Heilpern also serves as executive vice president of Yale New Haven Health. She has a distinguished career background in both emergency medicine and academic leadership.
