Baylor Health Care System President and CEO Joel Allison has earned the 2011 B’nai B’rith National Healthcare Award, which has recognized outstanding leaders in the health care field for 29 years. A gala award dinner will be held May 16 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago.
For nearly three decades, B’nai B’rith has highlighted the outstanding work of health care leaders and corporations that set the standards for health and education initiatives that better the lives of people throughout their communities and around the world.
“Joel Allison’s dedication to community service, excellence in leadership and outstanding philanthropic commitment in the health care community exemplifies the spirit of this prestigious award,” said B’nai B’rith International Interim President Allan J. Jacobs.
President and CEO for eleven years, Allison has accumulated many accolades for his work in the health care field, including being listed as one of “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare from 2004-2010, The Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council’s “Boone Powell, Sr. Award for Excellence” in 2008 and in the same year, the “Earl M. Collier Award” for distinguished hospital administration from the Texas Hospital Association.
The recipients of the B’nai B’rith National Healthcare Award have shown a history of dedicated leadership and outstanding civic involvement in the health care field and in the broader community. Award winners support philanthropic causes benefiting health, youth and education programs.
“Baylor Health Care System’s commitment to providing patient-focused prevention and wellness services expertly combine ministry and health care,” B’nai B’rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin said. “Joel’s leadership and dedication to high quality care is an asset to the health care community.”
Before leading Baylor Health Care System, Allison earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and religion from Baylor University and a master’s in health care administration from Trinity University. He also graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Co-chairing the awards dinner are Yoshi Honkawa, a health care advocacy consultant; Charles S. Lauer, retired publisher of Modern Healthcare Magazine who won the National Healthcare Award in 1994; and Thomas F. Zenty III, CEO of University Hospitals and winner of the 2010 National Healthcare Award.
To learn more about Baylor Health Care System, visit http://www.baylorhealth.com
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