Two Alabama executives acknowledged for his or her management in well being care

Daybreak Bulgarella, chief govt officer of the UAB Health System and CEO of the UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance, and Brenda Carlisle, chief govt officer of UAB Hospitalhave been acknowledged on Becker’s Hospital Assessment’s record of 177 Girls Hospital Presidents and CEOs To Know, 2023.

Amongst different feminine executives and leaders in well being care, Bulgarella and Carlisle are famous for his or her roles in increasing entry to care, selling inclusivity and variety, spearheading new initiatives, and serving to to shut the gender hole in well being care management.

“We’re lucky to have two such excellent leaders as Daybreak and Brenda on the helm of UAB Well being System and UAB Hospital,” mentioned UAB President Ray L. Watts, M.D. “This nationwide recognition is nicely deserved and displays their dedication to delivering accessible, world-class affected person care right here on our campus and all through Alabama.”

Bulgarella was unanimously named CEO of UAB Well being System and CEO of UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance in 2023 after serving in an interim capability of the position since 2022. An authorized public accountant by commerce, she brings greater than three many years of expertise inside the UAB system to her CEO position, together with previously serving as president and CFO of the UAB Well being System. On this position, Bulgarella is chargeable for mixed annual budgets in extra of $5 billion. She goals to additional develop well being care accessibility throughout the state by means of affiliate relationships.

“I’m honored by this recognition and credit score the assist of Dr. Ray Watts and Chancellor Finis St. John in giving me the chance to steer the UAB Well being System,” Bulgarella mentioned. “It’s the school, employees and college students who make up the devoted workforce in our hospitals and clinics who’re the true heroes. Collectively, we acknowledge that, if we all the time put the affected person first, we can make a distinction in well being care within the State of Alabama.”

As CEO of UAB Hospital, Carlisle oversees the operations of the eighth-largest hospital within the nation. Throughout her tenure, she has maximized working room utilization from 63 % to 80 %, expanded the robotic surgical procedure program, and maintained a $2.93 billion income funds and a $160 million Perioperative/Coronary heart and Vascular Middle capital portfolio.

“That is actually an essential and pivotal time to steer UAB Hospital, and I’m actually appreciative of this chance,” Carlisle mentioned. “I look ahead to utilizing my scientific and management expertise to guarantee the very best requirements of care, outcomes and innovation, and to create a belonging office that can proceed to maneuver UAB Hospital ahead.”

(Courtesy of UAB)