Patricia A. Maryland

Patricia A. Maryland, Dr.PH, retired in 2019 as the Executive Vice President for St. Louis-based Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and nonprofit health system, and President and CEO of Ascension Healthcare.

She led the development of strategy for Ascension’s healthcare division, with more than $20 billion in operating revenue. Dr. Maryland was named Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association in 2014. Modern Healthcare named Dr. Maryland as one of its Top 25 Women in Healthcare from 2015-2019, and one of its Top 25 Minority Executives and Top 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare in 2017 and 2018.