Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N.

Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N.

Roxanna Gapstur is President & CEO of WellSpan Health, an integrated health system serving communities across central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.

A nationally recognized healthcare leader, she is known for delivering exceptional healthcare through simplification, personalization, and a culture of 100% ownership. Leading a transformative effort to create innovative solutions to the biggest healthcare challenges, such as access to care, Dr. Gapstur is guiding the 23,000 team members at WellSpan Health to new levels of excellence, community benefit, safety, and economic impact. Under Dr. Gapstur’s leadership, WellSpan has expanded services across central Pennsylvania, opening neighborhood hospitals in underserved communities, launching Hospital at Home and virtual care, and broadening access to specialties such as cardiology, oncology, and behavioral health.

Nationally recognized for quality and equity, WellSpan received the American Hospital Association’s Quest of Quality Prize, for its advances in safety and health equity. A nurse by training and strategist by nature, Roxanna combines clinical insight with visionary leadership to build high-performing, human-centered systems that meet people where they are and help them thrive.

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