Bakken Named to Crain’s Notables
Suzanne Bakken, PhD, interim vice dean, strategic and innovative research, has been named one of Crain’s New York Business’s 2024 Notable Health Care Leaders.
Columbia Nursing alum Susan Fox, BS ’84, was also included on the list.
They are among 53 individuals honored this year as Crain’s Notables, which recognizes outstanding individuals in the health care community in the New York metropolitan area.
Access the story below or here: Crain’s Notables in Health Care 2024
NOTABLE 2024 LEADERS IN HEALTH CARE
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
For the 750,000 health care workers in New York City, Winston Churchill’s words are more guiding principle than maxim. The professionals who deliver care directly and support it through technology, operations and finances exert their energies daily to ensure the wellbeing of New Yorkers. And their efforts in hospitals, health clinics, research centers and elsewhere have helped catapult New York to the eighth highest-ranking state for health care, according to U.S. News and World Report. Individuals working in the field — a major piston in New York City's economic engine — contribute to the metropolis’s overall flourishing as well.
With all this in mind, we selected 53 honorees for our 2024 Notable Leaders in Health Care. The people you’ll meet here are treating chronic illness, leading innovative women’s health platforms, investing in community-based organizations, guiding PhD students, providing elder care and ensuring equitable access for diverse populations. Join us in celebrating their exceptional accomplishments and meaningful progress across the health care sector.
METHODOLOGY: The featured honorees were put forward for consideration by their peers, companies and acquaintances. Crain’s New York Business editors then selected these nominees based on their demonstrated accomplishments, professional success and meaningful contributions to their respective industries, as represented in the eligibility section of their nomination form.
Read on to learn about their great—and varied—work
Suzanne Bakken
Scope of work: Suzanne Bakken serves as an alumni professor of the school of nursing and a professor of biomedical informatics at the Columbia University School of Nursing. She has made contributions in terminology and standards, quality improvement and informatics to advance health equity and social justice. Bakken founded the Center for Community-Engaged Health Informatics and Data Science.
Biggest career win: The American Academy of Nursing recently named Bakken a Living Legend.
Other contributions: Bakken serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association and co-chairs the National Institutes of Health’s Engaging the Public as Partners in Clinical Research Working Group.
Susan Fox ‘84
Scope of work: Susan Fox is president and chief executive officer of White Plains Hospital. Since joining WPH in 2010, Fox has transformed the hospital into a tertiary hub of advanced care for the region. During her tenure, WPH has quadrupled its operating revenue to about $1.5 billion, while staff has grown to number more than 5,300.
Biggest career win: Under Fox’s leadership, WPH earned the “Five Star” designation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2022, 2023 and 2024 – the only Hudson Valley hospital to achieve this recognition for three years running.
Other contributions: Fox was appointed to the national board of commissioners of The Joint Commission.