J. Nwando Olayiwola is the new Senior Vice President at Advocate Health
J. Nwando Olayiwola, Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President at
“Special announcement! I am thrilled to share that I have accepted an incredible position as the President of the Advocate National Center for Health Equity (ANCHE) and Senior Vice President at Advocate Health!
I cannot wait to get started next month in this pivotal role!
Why did I say yes to Advocate Health?
- Advocate Health is the nation’s third largest nonprofit healthcare enterprise with a national multistate footprint.
- Advocate Health operates nearly 70 hospitals and over 1000 ambulatory centers, with almost 155,000 employees who care for close to 6 million patients annually.
- In many communities across its national footprint, Advocate Health delivery sites are THE safety net for marginalized and underserved communities.
- Advocate Health administered $6 Billion in community benefit last year, with a dedication to community wired into the organization’s DNA.
- Advocate Health is deeply committed to delivering the best health outcomes while making health care more accessible, equitable, affordable and innovative for all.
- This role will enable me to bring my decades of deep healthcare expertise to a powerful health system, working with clinical, corporate, academic and community leaders to design and integrate a health equity strategy throughout the entire health system, including both the care delivery system and the academic learning system.
Looking forward to joining this remarkable organization, under the transformational leadership of the Kinneil Coltman, DHA, Eugene A. Woods and so many others passionate about the best care, the best communities, the best outcomes and the best delivery system…for all.
Read more here. I can’t wait to start, but first to rest!”
“The cancer team across Advocate Health is excited to work closely with you to help bring Cancer Health Equity For All across our communities!”
Source: J. Nwando Olayiwola/LinkedIn and
Dr. Ruben A. Mesa, MD, FACP, serves as the president and executive director of Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute (LCI) and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Additionally, he holds the position of vice dean for cancer programs and professor of medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is an international expert in hematologic cancers, particularly myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).