Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday appointed Kate Walsh, the current chief executive officer of the Boston Medical Center health system, as Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. “Kate Walsh is exactly the leader Massachusetts needs for this moment in health care,” Healey said. “She has a proven track record of delivering results on health equity, affordability and behavioral health, while also addressing social determinants of health like food and housing insecurity. She will bring an innovative and compassionate approach to the office that centers the needs of patients and providers.” In her nearly 13 years as CEO of BMC Health System, Walsh managed the system through multiple COVID-19 surges and recoveries by expanding telehealth capabilities, bolstering regional resource management, establishing a COVID Recuperation Unit and coordinating with state and local government. “I’m honored to join the Healey and Driscoll Administration as Secretary of Health and Human Services,” Walsh said. “This is a critical moment for our state, as we continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, widening health disparities, skyrocketing health care costs and a devastating behavioral health crisis. Together, we will work to advance racial health equity, address affordability, spur innovative solutions to our health care challenges and ensure that people live healthy lives.” Walsh also oversaw a Clinical Campus Redesign project at BMC with the goal of decreasing costs and modernizing facilities. Walsh established BMC Health System’s Health Equity Accelerator in November of 2021 to transform health care and eliminate gaps in life expectancy and quality of life among different races and ethnicities. Walsh previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Chief Operating Officer for Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, and Senior Vice President of Medical Services and the MGH Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Previous Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders retired from the position earlier this year.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday appointed Kate Walsh, the current chief executive officer of the Boston Medical Center health system, as Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
“Kate Walsh is exactly the leader Massachusetts needs for this moment in health care,” Healey said. “She has a proven track record of delivering results on health equity, affordability and behavioral health, while also addressing social determinants of health like food and housing insecurity. She will bring an innovative and compassionate approach to the office that centers the needs of patients and providers.”
In her nearly 13 years as CEO of BMC Health System, Walsh managed the system through multiple COVID-19 surges and recoveries by expanding telehealth capabilities, bolstering regional resource management, establishing a COVID Recuperation Unit and coordinating with state and local government.
“I’m honored to join the Healey and Driscoll Administration as Secretary of Health and Human Services,” Walsh said. “This is a critical moment for our state, as we continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, widening health disparities, skyrocketing health care costs and a devastating behavioral health crisis. Together, we will work to advance racial health equity, address affordability, spur innovative solutions to our health care challenges and ensure that people live healthy lives.”
Walsh also oversaw a Clinical Campus Redesign project at BMC with the goal of decreasing costs and modernizing facilities. Walsh established BMC Health System’s Health Equity Accelerator in November of 2021 to transform health care and eliminate gaps in life expectancy and quality of life among different races and ethnicities.
Walsh previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Chief Operating Officer for Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, and Senior Vice President of Medical Services and the MGH Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Previous Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders retired from the position earlier this year.
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