PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Allegheny
Health Network (AHN) announced today that Doris Carson Williams, founder and CEO of the
African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania and president judge of
the Court of Judicial Discipline, has been named to AHN's board of
directors.
Ms. Williams is also the vice-chair of the Highmark Foundation
board of directors, and sits on the Highmark Inc. board. Highmark
Health is AHN's parent company.
Additionally, Ms. Williams serves on the board of directors of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. A certified member of the National
Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, she also was one of
the co-chairs of the Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership, which planned for
the 2009 G-20 summit.
"Doris is one of our region's most respected and accomplished
leaders and community advocates," said David A. Blandino, MD, chair of the AHN board of
directors.
"She is deeply committed to building a stronger, healthier
western Pennsylvania, and to
promoting equitable health care outcomes for the many communities
that AHN serves. We are extremely honored and grateful that she has
agreed to join the AHN board, because we know that her expertise,
experience and passion will be incredibly valuable in helping us to
transform health care and fulfill our charitable mission," Dr.
Blandino said.
Ms. Williams has also held leadership positions at Hartford
Insurance, the Service Bureau Company (a division of Control Data
Corporation), Dollar Bank, and Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
About the Allegheny Health Network:
Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org), a Highmark Health company, is
an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater
Western Pennsylvania region. The
Network is composed of 12 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers,
Health + Wellness Pavilions, multiple employed physician
organizations, home and community based health services, a research
institute, and a group purchasing organization. The Network
provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced
medical services, including nationally recognized programs for
primary and emergency care, trauma care, cardiovascular disease,
organ transplantation, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology
and neurosurgery, women's health, diabetes, autoimmune disease and
more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,500
physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for
Drexel University College of Medicine
and the Lake Erie College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
SOURCE Allegheny Health Network