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Modern Healthcare magazine rates Sally Jeffcoat top 25 women in Healthcare
BOISE, ID. – Sally Jeffcoat, President and CEO of Saint Alphonsus Health System, is named one of the top 25 women in healthcare in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine. The healthcare publication’s fourth biennial listing includes the Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Modern Healthcare received more than 300 nominations.
“We are all extremely proud to congratulate Sally on this prestigious distinction,” said Brent Lloyd, Chairman of the Saint Alphonsus Health System. “Sally has seized every opportunity to make a difference and to blaze new trails in healthcare across our 250 mile primary service area – keeping in mind the needs of all while championing the underprivileged and underserved. She has made a difference here, and at every place she has journeyed throughout her career.”
Nominees from all sectors of the industry, including hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, insurance, government, vendors and suppliers, trade and professional organizations, and patients' rights groups were accepted. Modern Healthcare magazine accepted nominees who:
- Successfully served as a leader or managed an organization or company.
- Shown the ability or power to effect change in the healthcare industry.
- Demonstrated a willingness to share expertise with others in the field.
- Served as a role model or mentor to other female healthcare executives.
- Assumed a leadership position in the industry outside of the candidates' own organization or company.
“What an honor to receive this distinction, said Sally Jeffcoat. “This recognition represents the hard work of many people who have used their skills and dedication to help shape a system of which we can all be proud. I am honored to be in a group of such distinguished healthcare professionals.”
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About Saint Alphonsus Health System
Saint Alphonsus Health System is a four-hospital, 714-bed regional, faith-based Catholic ministry with over 4,300 Associates and 950 medical staff. Serving the people of southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada, Saint Alphonsus Health System is comprised of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Baker City, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Group, with more than 275 primary care and specialty care providers at 35 clinic locations. As a not-for-profit health system, Saint Alphonsus Health System reinvests profits back into the community and works to improve the health and well-being of those we serve by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, innovative and community-based. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Trinity Health, Novi, Michigan. To find out more go to: www.saintalphonsushealthsystem.org