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25 most prominent women in healthcare

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A number of highly educated and capable women are already serving in influential positions at hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations. Here are 24 leading women to know in the healthcare world. Note: List selections were made through an editorial review process, and leaders could not pay to be included. Women are listed in alphabetical order.

1. Nancy Howell Agee, President and CEO, Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, Va.)

2. Katherine Arbuckle, Senior Vice President and CFO, Ascension Health (St. Louis).

3. Maureen Bisognano, President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

4. Ruth Brinkley, President and CEO, KentuckyOne Health (Louisville, Ky.) .

5. Marna Parke Borgstrom, President and CEO, Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Health System, CEO, Yale-New Haven Hospital.

6. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Director, White House Office of Management and Budget

7. Christine Candio, CEO of Inova Alexandria (Va.) Hospital, Chairman, American College of Healthcare Executives

8. Karen DeSalvo, MD, National Coordinator for Health IT, Office of the National Coordinator for HIT

9. Teri Fontenot, President and CEO, Woman\'s Hospital (Baton Rouge, La.)

10. Diana Hendel, PharmD, CEO, Long Beach (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children\'s Hospital Long Beach, Community Hospital Long Beach.

11. Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, America\'s Health Insurance Plans (Washington, D.C.)

12. Catherine Jacobson, President and CEO, Froedtert Health (Milwaukee)

13. Donna Katen-Bahensky, President and CEO, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (Madison).

14. Sister Carol Keehan, D.C., President and CEO, Catholic Health Association of the United States (Washington, D.C.)

15. Barbara Martin, President and CEO, Vista Health System (Waukegan, Ill.)

16. Elizabeth Nabel, MD, President, Brigham and Women\'s Health Care (Boston)

17. Paula Lovell, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Lovell Communications (Nashville, Tenn.)

18. Ora Pescovitz, MD, Former CEO, University of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor)

19. Edith Ramirez, JD, Chairwoman and Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission.

20. Nancy Schlichting, President and CEO, Henry Ford Health System (Detroit). 21. Rachel Seifert, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.).

22. Pamela Stoyanoff, Executive Vice President and COO, Methodist Health System (Dallas).

23. Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator, CMS.

24. Rhoda Weiss, National Healthcare Consultant, Speaker, Author and Editor (Santa Monica, Calif.)