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Elaine Ullian is President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Medical Center, a private, not-for-profit, 550-bed, academic medical center with a community-based focus. Established in July 1996, Boston Medical Center, the country's first full asset merger of two public hospitals with a private academic medical center, is the merged entity of Boston City Hospital, Boston Specialty Rehabilitation Hospital and Boston University Medical Center Hospital. Boston Medical Center has nearly 5,000 employees, 1,400 physicians and an annual operating budget of $1.4 billion.
Boston Medical Center offers a full spectrum of pediatric and adult care services, from advanced specialty services to outreach programs for the city's homeless population and frail elderly. In partnership with fifteen community health centers and its Boston HealthNet Health Plan (a Medicaid expansion HMO), Boston Medical Center is committed to providing 'exceptional care without exception' with particular focus on vulnerable populations. Boston Medical Center is a major teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine, Public Health and Dental Medicine.
Mrs. Ullian had previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston University Medical Center Hospital. She was recruited to this position jointly by the Board of the Medical Center Hospital and by Mayor Thomas Menino in order to lead the merger that ultimately created Boston Medical Center in 1996. Prior to her role at Boston University Medical Center Hospital, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Faulkner Hospital. Prior to Faulkner Hospital, she held leadership positions at New England Medical Center Hospital and with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Mrs. Ullian is active in many professional and service organizations. She is one of seven members of the Boston Public Health Commission, and serves on the Board of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. She is the former Chairperson of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals. She also serves on the boards of Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Thermo Electron; The Boston Globe; and, Citizens Bank of Massachusetts. Mrs. Ullian served on the Transition Teams for former Governors Paul Cellucci and William Weld and for Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
Mrs. Ullian is an Associate Professor of Boston University School of Public Health and a member of the faculty at the Harvard University School of Public Health. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tufts University and a Masters Degree from the University of Michigan.
Mrs. Ullian is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. In May 2004, she was honored by the Mattapan Community Health Center for her leadership in public health. In January 2002 she was the recipient of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1998, she received the YWCA Women's Achievement Award and also the Boston University School of Medicine Award of Achievement in Administration. Her other awards include the Distinguished Service Award from Tufts University; the Leadership Award to Women in Business granted by the New England Council; the Boston Club Achievement Award; the Mass Health Council Award for Outstanding Leadership in Public Health; the Abigail Adams Award presented by theassachusetts Women's Political Caucus; and, the Maimonides Award for outstanding leadership in healthcare, presented by the Anti-Defamation League | 