Top 25

Jeff Alter CEO Summit Health One year into his role as CEO of Summit Health, Alter is putting his mark on a business model that so many others in the industry wish they had. Summit Health is...

Amy Mansue CEO Inspira Health System continues to expand its impact and influence in southern New Jersey as it is nearing one-year anniversary of adding Salem Medical Center to its lineup. Mansue, one of the most respected...

Alan Sickles CEO Saint Michael’s Medical Center The transformation of Saint Michael’s, from struggling facility to the top-rated hospital for safety in Newark, has only increased in speed since Sickles took over as CEO just after the...

5 Gary St. Hilaire CEO Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.J. Like all insurers, the year was a rough one financially, as the sector attempts to emerge from pandemic initiatives. St. Hilaire and his team deserve credit...

Dr. David Perlin Chief scientific officer Center for Discovery and Innovation It’s easy to forget, but CDI was created by Hackensack Meridian Health before the COVID-19 pandemic, not because of it. The state — and the country...

Dr. Paul Alexander Executive vice president and chief health equity and transformation officer RWJBarnabas Health Working to promote, implement and ensure health equity are key initiatives for health care organizations. Alexander, whose role encompasses Accountable Care Organization...

John Gallucci CEO JAG-One Physical Therapy Founded in 2005, JAG-One has been a model for entrepreneurial excellence ever since. Under Gallucci’s vision and leadership, it has grown to be the biggest and most influential physical therapy brand...

 Deborah Visconi CEO and president Bergen New Bridge Medical Center The state’s largest facility began a transformation when it was renamed in 2017. Under Visconi’s leadership, it has become a leading health care center that has focused...

Lori Herndon CEO AtlantiCare Herndon, who began the year by taking over as board chair of the N.J. Hospital Association, will close 2022 by opening the $38.3 million, three-story Medical Arts Pavilion, which will allow the system...

Nicole Harris-Hollingsworth Vice president, social determinants of health Hackensack Meridian Health Well-thought-of leader heads HMH’s efforts to advance health equity through variety of initiatives, including Healthy Connections, which has screened nearly 500,000 patients and made 1.3 million...