Arkansas Children’s President & CEO Marcy Doderer named to Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women Leaders List

Chicago, IL ( Feb. 15, 2021) – Arkansas Children’s is proud to announce that President & CEO Marcy Doderer is recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2021’s Top 25 Women Leaders. The profiles of all the honorees are featured in the February 15 print issue of Modern Healthcare and at ModernHealthcare.com/topwomenexecs.

These high achievers are developing policy, leading change and guiding healthcare delivery improvement across the country. The annual award program recognizes women in leadership roles, spotlighting their administrative and professional accomplishments.

“Honorees of the 2021 Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare award program have a mission to combat the longstanding imbalance of gender equity at the top rungs of leadership by promoting and hiring more female executives. They serve as mentors and create workplaces that embrace diversity and inclusion. And last year, they did this all while guiding their organizations through a global pandemic,” said Modern Healthcare editor, Aurora Aguilar. “The honorees, chosen out of hundreds of nominations, represent passionate leadership and measurable results in bringing greater diversity to the C-suite and beyond.”

Under Marcy’s leadership, Arkansas Children’s transformed from a single hospital into the state’s only pediatric health system, with two hospitals, a research institute, a philanthropic foundation, regional clinics and alliances, telemedicine and statewide outreach programs. She has led the organization with an unwavering focus on the core values of safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence.

“What makes Marcy remarkable is her willingness to equally and enthusiastically embrace the humanity, the business and the strategy of pediatric health care,” Ron Clark, chair of the Arkansas Children’s Inc. Board of Directors, wrote in a nominating letter. “As a result, she has demonstrated an unparalleled ability to understand and compellingly communicate the bigger vision of child health within the Arkansas Children’s organization and across the state of Arkansas.”

Prior to her role at Arkansas Children's, Doderer served as a member of senior leadership for CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System in various capacities since 2002. She became administrator for CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital in 2008 and led the effort to transform the facility into the free-standing Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Her previous leadership experience includes positions at CHRISTUS St. Joseph’s Health System and McCuistion Regional Medical Center, both in Paris, Texas, and Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, Texas. She serves as the Chair of the Children’s Hospital Association Board of Directors and Vice Chair of the Children’s Hospital Solutions for Patient Safety Board of Directors. She is also a member of the American Hospital Association’s The Changing Workforce Task Force. Within Arkansas, Marcy is a member of Fifty for the Future and sits on the board of Healthy Active Arkansas.

For information on the Top 25 Women Leaders Awards Program, contact:
Jodi Sniegocki Kerhulas
jsniegocki@modernhealthcare.com
312-649-5459