Top Women Leaders in Health Care: MARA BRYANT

Mara Bryant

Operations Executive

Adventist Health White Memorial

Mara Bryant is a medical center operations executive who also helps lead operations-related strategy for Adventist Health White Memorial, ensuring an understanding of key imperatives from the local market. She directs operational responsibility for many departments – including ancillary services and clinics. Taking an important leadership role to continue applying Baldrige criteria to the organization and improving overall clinical quality and organizational performance has been a focus for many years. Bryant played a key role in Adventist Health White Memorial becoming the first organization in Los Angeles to win the prestigious 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Under Bryant’s leadership, Adventist Health White Memorial has grown to help meet the needs of the community in broadening services offered at the hospital and community outreach. The innovative ideas and efficiencies generated by her and her team have made this possible.

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