AHA CEO named one of Modern Healthcare's 2024 Top Women Leaders

美国心脏协会 CEO Nancy Brown has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2024 Top Women Leaders in Healthcare.

The magazine honors women executives from all sectors of the health care industry for their contributions to care delivery improvement, 卫生公平, 保健领导中的政策和性别平等.

Awardees were selected based on measurable impact at their company and/or in the health care industry in the past 12 months.

"I am deeply honored to receive this recognition from Modern Healthcare and be recognized alongside the rest of the class of 2024 Top Women Leaders. The lifesaving work of the 美国心脏协会 has always been a team effort. 志愿者, 支持者, 合作伙伴, 病人, survivors and staff of the 美国心脏协会 power our mission forward — I am humbled to accept this award in recognition of their impact,布朗说. "I can't wait to see the impact we will have together in our second century."

Brown's recent accomplishments highlight her visionary leadership:

• 2023年6月, 她领导了美国心脏协会成立了“救星国家”, a 心肺复苏 awareness campaign in response to NFL player Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest in January 2023 and the strong interest in the lifesaving technique.
• The AHA's Health Care by Food initiative is building evidence to show clinical and cost effectiveness of accessing healthy food as part of health care for people with acute or chronic conditions as a covered benefit through public and private health insurance.
• The organization's strategic successes led to remarkable financial achievements in fiscal year 2022-23, 超过1美元.2 billion in revenue that reinforces its global cardiovascular health leadership position.
• The association heightened its longstanding focus on 卫生公平, 农村卫生, food insecurity and other social determinants that affect health and well-being.

As the AHA's first and only female CEO in its 100-year history, 布朗也是女性权益的捍卫者, amplifying awareness through equitable health initiatives such as Go Red for Women and Research Goes Red. She's also elevated female leaders, volunteers and scientists across all levels of the organization.

"Nancy's visionary leadership has further strengthened the Association as a global authority on cardiovascular disease and brain health,约瑟夫C说。. 吴米.D., Ph.D., volunteer president of the 美国心脏协会 and director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and the Simon H. Stertzer Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Stanford School of Medicine, 谁提名她获奖的.

"Her ability to forge collaborative 合作伙伴hips across organizations and industries has created a powerful community focused on improving health outcomes. 她的同情, integrity and resilience set a high standard for leadership, 在这个行业留下了持久的印记. I look forward to the ways she will continue to shape the health care industry and the Association for many years to come."

The profiles of all honorees are featured in the March 11 issue of Modern Healthcare and at ModernHealthcare.com.