Lakeland, FL – Lakeland Regional Health President and Chief Executive Officer, Elaine C. Thompson, PhD, FACHE, is named to the Becker’s Hospital Review “183 Nonprofit Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know” for the sixth consecutive year.
Per Becker’s Hospital Review, “The men and women on this list lead some of the largest and most successful nonprofit healthcare organizations in the country.”
Dr. Thompson joins prestigious company this year including the CEOs of Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Temple University Health System, New York-Presbyterian, NYU Langone Medical Center, Wake Forest University, University of Pennsylvania Health System and Lakeland Regional Health’s affiliate, Nemours Children’s Health System.
“We are deeply blessed to have Dr. Thompson leading Lakeland Regional Health’s work delivering nationally recognized healthcare to the patients and families we serve. Her visionary leadership makes an outstanding impact on our organization’s ability to advance the future of healthcare for our community,” said Danielle Drummond, MS, FACHE, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lakeland Regional Health.
During Dr. Thompson’s tenure at Lakeland Regional Health, affiliations were formed with USF Health and Nemours Children’s Health System to provide expanded high quality healthcare services, not just at the 849-bed Medical Center, but throughout the region, through substantial growth in physician practices and ambulatory settings.
Dr. Thompson, together with her leadership team, initiated a performance improvement effort resulting in a redesigned Emergency Department facility and workflow. These improvements reduced wait times and walkouts, prompting national and international attention from other healthcare systems interested in learning about and applying the successful model in use at LRH.
Dr. Thompson is a tireless advocate for the patients and families served by LRH, spearheading the development of the eight-story Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children, the largest expansion in the history of Lakeland Regional Health’s Medical Center. Dr. Thompson shares her insights on numerous community, professional, and corporate boards that reflect both her professional and personal interests and is a Director for the Florida Hospital Association.
For a complete list of Becker’s Hospital Review “183 Nonprofit Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know”, visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/188-nonprofit-hospital-and-health-system-ceos-to-know-2017.html
About Lakeland Regional Health
Not-for-profit Lakeland Regional Health reaches beyond its hospital walls to promote wellness, education and discovery in new places and new ways, providing a wide range of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services at its Medical Center, Hollis Cancer Center and ambulatory care locations. Lakeland Regional Health earned Most Wired Advanced and Most Wired status four times since 2013 from the American Hospital Association and has earned workplace awards from Forbes, Gallup and Becker’s Hospital Review. Its 849-bed comprehensive tertiary referral hospital, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, operates a Level II Trauma Center, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Bannasch Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation Medicine and the nation’s busiest single site Emergency Department.