Ms. Joy is responsible for leading a thriving independent community health system. The system consists of a 211-bed acute care hospital, 29-bed long term care hospital and a multispecialty provider group that serves 20 regional locations. She originally joined Tahoe Health in 2014 as COO. Since she took the helm of the health system, great strides have been made to strengthen the system’s culture of community, and recent employee engagement surveys have shown the best satisfaction ratings for executive leadership in over 10 years.
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Michelle Joyhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
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