Ms. Bayless is CEO of Luminis Health, Maryland’s fourth-largest health system, where she focuses on expanding access to care and improving outcomes, and brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare strategy, operations and clinical excellence. Under her leadership, Luminis Health has evolved into a coordinated regional network that includes Anne Arundel Medical Center, Doctors Community Medical Center, a behavioral health pavilion, J. Kent McNew Family Medical Center, Pathways and Luminis Health Clinical Enterprise, supporting nearly 7,000 employees, more than 850 licensed beds and more than 100 care sites. She is the architect of “Vision 2030,” the system’s long-term strategic plan centered on quality improvement, workforce development, financial strength, growth and patient experience. Ms. Bayless championed the recent groundbreaking of a new women’s health pavilion on the campus of Doctors Community Medical Center, scheduled to open in late 2028 with capacity to deliver up to 2,000 babies annually. Her leadership has guided the nonprofit through financial recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic into a sustained position of financial strength. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center recently earned its 15th consecutive “A” from Leapfrog and a third Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Ms. Bayless joined Anne Arundel Medical Center in December 2005 as vice president of clinical and support services and was promoted to CEO in 2011.
