Madeline Bell (hospital executive)

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Madeline Bell (born c. 1962 [1] ) is an American nurse and hospital administrator. She is the president and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

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Education

Bell is a native of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [2] Bell graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1983, [3] and holds an honorary doctorate in human letters from Villanova. [4] She earned a Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania. [5]

Career

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Bell began her career as a pediatric night nurse at CHOP in 1983. [6] [4] She left CHOP to pursue a career in hospital administration. She returned to CHOP in 1995. [5] [4]

Bell has held the roles of Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Executive Vice President at CHOP. She was Chief Operating Officer at CHOP for eight years. [1] She was named president and CEO of the hospital in 2015. [7] [4] During her leadership, CHOP has been one of the most profitable children's health systems in the United States, and one of her priorities has been the expansion of its facilities. [8]

In 2016, Bell joined Comcast's Board of Directors, [1] [9] and is the second woman to hold this role. [4] She is Deputy Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's board of directors. [10] She is also a fellow of the Philadelphia College of Physicians, and has served on local leadership boards, [4] including The Philadelphia Regional Recharge and Recovery Taskforce formed in 2020 to support economic development in Philadelphia. [11]

Bell maintains a blog titled Heels of Success [4] and hosts the podcast,Breaking Through with Madeline Bell. [9] [12] In 2020, she broadcast a five-part series on her podcast titled "Where Are We Now", focused on COVID-19 and CHOP doctors and researchers.

According to a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation, Bell's 2021 compensation of $7.7 million made her the country's highest paid children's hospital CEO. Her 2021 pay package exceeded the hospital expenses on charitable care over three years combined. CHOP tied Bell's compensation's to financial metrics, thereby raising legal questions about CHOP's ability to keep its tax exempt non-profit status. [13]

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Awards and recognition

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Von Bergen, Jane M. (February 26, 2016). "Madeline Bell reflects on nursing and Children's Hospital". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "CHOP promoting a woman to be CEO." Philadelphia Inquirer [Philadelphia, PA], 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Madeline Bell, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Villanova alumna, to Deliver University's 2015 Commencement Address, May 15 | Villanova University". www1.villanova.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sasko, Claire (November 8, 2016). "ThinkFest Preview: Madeline Bell on the Role of CHOP". Philadelphia . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Madeline Bell - Faculty and Instructors - Executive Education". Wharton Executive Education. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Forbes Profile: Madeline Bell". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Madeline Bell". Health Evolution. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  8. ↑ Brubaker, Harold (March 1, 2020). "'Essentially full' Philly Children's Hospital plans $3.4 billion expansion". The Morning Call . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Children's Hospital CEO Madeline Bell joined Comcast board to 'get out of my comfort zone'". PhillyVoice. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Madeline Bell, Bio". US News.
  11. ↑ Rose, Kennedy (June 15, 2020). "36 CEOs, business leaders join task force to kickstart Philadelphia-area economy after Covid-19". Philadelphia Business Journal . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Development, PodBean. "BREAKING THROUGH with Madeline Bell". breakingthrough.podbean.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  13. ↑ Brubaker, Harold (2023-09-13). "CHOP paid its CEO a record $7.7 million in 2021, more than the hospital spent on charity care in three years". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  14. ↑ George, John (August 14, 2020). "CHOP CEO Madeline Bell's new podcast series takes listeners inside the fight against Covid-19". Philadelphia Business Journal . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "TOP 25 Women Leaders: Madeline Bell." Modern Healthcare, vol. 49, no. 7, 2019, pp. 14.
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