I could not be the leader that I am without the cooperation and hard work of our teams at Dartmouth Health, and the trust they put in me to steer us toward a brighter future for our patients, staff and communities.
Joanne M. Conroy, MDDartmouth Health CEO and president Joanne M. Conroy, MD, was named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 60 health system CEO influencers for 2023. The honorees selected were identified as health system CEOs who are using their considerable influence to shape the future of healthcare. Other individuals on the list include the CEOs of the Mayo Clinic, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Cleveland Clinic, and Mass General Brigham.
“I’m honored to be chosen by Becker’s for inclusion in this list of so many movers and shakers in healthcare that I deeply admire,” Conroy said. “I could not be the leader that I am without the cooperation and hard work of our teams at Dartmouth Health, and the trust they put in me to steer us toward a brighter future for our patients, staff and communities. This truly is a great recognition of Dartmouth Health as a whole as a provider of world-class care and medical research.”
An anesthesiologist by training, Conroy has served as CEO and president of Dartmouth Health since 2017. In just six years, Conroy has overseen the addition of a hospital to the health system, bringing the total to six; was named the New Hampshire Citizen of the Year by the New Hampshire Union Leader in 2021; led the system through the worst healthcare crisis of the modern era during the COVID-19 pandemic; and was named chair-elect of the board of trustees of the American Hospital Association, her term set to begin in 2024.
In selecting CEOs to include in its annual list, Becker’s considered healthcare system leaders who discuss public health issues, share the results of successful initiatives, implement new models of care, and often go on to set important precedents within the healthcare industry. The CEOs highlighted on the list contribute to important research and discoveries, share their expertise with their networks, and set the overall tone for their organizations.
To view the full list, visit https://bit.ly/3Mq5sKw.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.