Healthcare leaders share how their 2023 goals are going so far

At the end of 2022, Healthcare Brew asked healthcare industry leaders what their goals were for 2023. As we approached the middle of the year, we followed up with those same leaders to see if they’ve made progress on those goals.

Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), told us last December that his goal for the year was to expand the health system’s ability to house patients experiencing homelessness.

H+H has been “extraordinarily busy over the last six months to develop new units of supportive housing on our land and increase access to one-on-one support for our patients to find and apply for permanent housing,” Leora Jontef, the health system’s assistant VP of housing and real estate, said in an April update.

The municipal system launched a Housing for Health initiative in November 2022. In March 2023, H+H said that about 600 patients would annually receive one-on-one support to apply for housing, doubling the number of patients who had previously accessed housing navigation services with the health system, Jontef told Healthcare Brew.

H+H also plans to open a new housing project on its Woodhull campus with affordable and supportive housing by 2025, Jontef said.

Karen Staniforth, chief pharmacy officer at Rite Aid, told Healthcare Brew last December that her goal for 2023 was to continue investing in technology that aids pharmacists.

So far this year, Staniforth said Rite Aid has “developed and deployed a portfolio of proprietary tools and programs proven to improve adherence and immunization rates.”

“We’re continuing to explore deeper opportunities for pharmacists, whether it’s customer-facing, clinical, support [from] a centralized support team, or remote work,” Staniforth said. “This work has been underway for some time, and we continue to expand and invest in technology to support our pharmacists.”

Somi Javaid, founder and chief medical officer of women’s healthcare provider HerMD, told us in December 2022 that her 2023 goals were to expand access to women’s healthcare and grow investor interest in women’s health technology. She also said HerMD planned to open more in-person locations this year.

So far in 2023, HerMD has opened two new practices in Indiana and Tennessee, as well as virtual care in those markets, Javaid said. Plus, HerMD plans to open an office in New Jersey this summer and one in Atlanta in Q1 2024.

The company also introduced virtual mental and sexual health counseling services for individuals and couples in California in March 2023, she added.

“2023 has already proven to be an incredible year for HerMD,” Javaid said.