June 25, 2024 — Lee Health has selected experienced healthcare leader Reema Narang to serve as the new chief strategy and innovation officer. With more than two decades in healthcare leadership, Narang brings unparalleled expertise in driving organizational excellence through strategic vision and innovation.
Narang’s extensive experience spans across large health systems and national payers, where she has excelled at the intersection of strategy, operations, and finance. She has guided large healthcare organizations through cost optimization, value transformation and strategic implementation. Narang has also championed initiatives in physician alignment, leveraged technology-enabled care models for growth, and navigated complex reimbursement shifts.
Narang will lead strategic planning initiatives aimed at identifying and analyzing industry trends and business models to enhance patient health and healthcare delivery. She will focus on developing strategies to elevate patient experiences while reducing the total cost of care. Additionally, Narang will work to define transformative payer strategies, aligning human, financial, and technological resources to drive innovation investments and ensure business agility.
Narang joins Lee Health from Advocate Health in Chicago, Illinois, where she was the senior vice president for strategic growth and transformation. Narang also served as the administrative officer for value based care at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
“We are thrilled to welcome Reema Narang to our leadership team,” said Larry Antonucci, M.D., president and chief exgarecutive officer of Lee Health. “Her remarkable track record and commitment to innovation will undoubtedly strengthen Lee Health’s position as a healthcare leader in the Southwest Florida region and beyond. With her proven ability to drive strategic initiatives and foster a culture of excellence, I am confident that Reema will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery at Lee Health, ultimately benefiting our patients and the communities we serve.”
Narang earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from New Delhi, India and her Masters of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. She also holds an executive certificate in Health Care Value from the Harvard Business School.
For more information, please visit www.leehealth.org.
About Lee Health
Since the opening of the first hospital in 1916, Lee Health has been a health care leader in Southwest Florida, constantly evolving to meet the needs of the community. A non-profit, integrated health care services organization, Lee Health is committed to the well-being of every individual served, focused on healthy living and maintaining good health. Health care services are conveniently located throughout the community in four acute care hospitals, two specialty hospitals, outpatient centers, walk-in medical centers, primary care and specialty physician practices and other services across the continuum of care. Learn more at www.LeeHealth.org.
