Leapfrog honors Pennsylvania leader as ‘outstanding healthcare CEO’

Becker's Healthcare December 18, 2024
Erica Carbajal

Richard Anderson, longtime president and CEO of St. Luke’s University Health Network, is this year’s recipient of the Steven Schroeder Award for Outstanding Healthcare CEO from Costs of Care and The Leapfrog Group.

The award was established to celebrate “a hospital and/or health system CEO who has demonstrated courageous and ethical leadership addressing the twin issues of affordability and quality.”

Mr. Anderson has been at the helm of Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s for nearly 40 years, steering its transformation from a community hospital to a 15-campus system, according to a Dec. 17 news release from the health system. He has also led efforts to expand the network’s education programs, including the establishment of Temple St. Luke’s School of Medicine,...

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