Eugene A. Woods

Eugene A. Woods, MBA, MHA, FACHE, is Chief Executive Officer of Advocate Health. He was most recently president and CEO of Atrium Health, one of the largest non-profit and leading academic health systems in the United States, with over 70,000 teammates serving patients at 40 hospitals and more than 1,400 care locations. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health provides care as Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as well as Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Floyd in Georgia and Alabama. Additionally, the nationally renowned Wake Forest University School of Medicine serves as the academic core of Atrium Health, with campuses located in both Winston-Salem and Charlotte.

Woods joined Atrium Health in April 2016, and, during his tenure, Atrium Health has been recognized as one of the Best Employers for Diversity, for New Grads, for Veterans and for Women by Forbes; number one on the list of Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers by DiversityMBA; and one of the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. In addition, the organization has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Leapfrog Group and the American Nurses Credentialing Center as among the very best in the nation; was honored by the American Hospital Association with the Equity of Care Award; and was one of the first-ever Quest for Quality honors for its Rehabilitation Hospital. Atrium Health was also recognized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a CMS Health Equity Award recipient for its dedication to health equity by reducing disparities and enabling communities to achieve the highest level of health.