Broward Health is proud to announce that Melida Akiti, Corporate Transformation Executive, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Leading Women for 2025. This prestigious, national recognition acknowledges and honors women executives from all sectors of the healthcare industry for their contributions to care delivery improvement, health equity and policy in healthcare leadership.

“Enhancing access to care and improving health outcomes, especially tackling pressing primary and maternal healthcare needs, is my passion,” said Akiti. “This is an incredible honor, and I’m humbled to be recognized along with this incredible class of leading women in healthcare.”

In her role, Akiti collaborates with executive management and oversees strategic planning and partnerships for Broward HealthPoint, ACO/Population Health, Weston Urgent Care and Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center.

A longtime South Florida healthcare executive, Akiti feels her years of experience culminated with the launch of Better Together, a new collaboration between Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System that will address remaining health deserts and communities impacted by health disparities by creating brick and mortar, mobile and virtual health delivery models for primary and maternal services.