“Steve Walsh is an incredible leader who has worked hard to maintain the commonwealth’s reputation as a national healthcare leader. I am thrilled that healthcare systems across the country will soon benefit from his depth of knowledge and commitment to patients, communities, and training for the next generation of healthcare providers. We are a strong healthcare state because of the relentless energy, deep understanding of our hospitals and health systems’ value, and expert consensus-building that Steve brings to this job every single day. That sense of purpose will make him a phenomenal choice to lead our hospitals at the national level.

“Steve will leave MHA this fall with a deeply talented team and a roadmap for success. MHA will remain in a strong position to lead and carry on its legacy of advancing innovative, accessible, affordable care in the commonwealth.”

Anne Klibanski, MD 
President and CEO, Mass General Brigham 
Chair, MHA Board of Trustees

“In nearly a decade of leading MHA, Steve has steered local hospitals and health systems through some of the most challenging issues – and ambitious opportunities – in their history. Through it all, he has led with the conviction that we are at our best when we are thinking big and setting a standard for others to follow. He has been at the center of our first-in-the-nation efforts to support the workforce, close care disparities for patients, and break boundaries between providers, payers, policymakers, and advocates. 

“Steve is a special leader for society’s most essential sector. We know his leadership will help take American healthcare to new heights.”    

Michael K. Lauf 
President and CEO, Cape Cod Healthcare 
Immediate Past Chair, MHA Board of Trustees 

“Leading MHA has been the honor of my lifetime, and it has everything to do with the character of our people: from our board and staff to policymakers to caregivers. I am enormously proud of what we have accomplished together over the course of this decade and how that united work is changing the lives of patients. I am grateful for the MHA board’s belief in me, knowing the best is still yet to come for this association and the communities it serves.” 

Steve Walsh 
President and CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

Steve will continue to serve in his role as President and CEO of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association until this fall.