How Clear Communications Support Quality Care and Patient Safety
Paul F. Levy, President & CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, delivers the keynote presentation at the Health Care Communications Forum, hosted by Insight Forums.
Paul F. Levy President and Chief Executive Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Paul F. Levy was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in January 2002. A major patient care, research, and teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and a founding member of CareGroup Healthcare System, Beth Israel Deaconess is the third-largest recipient of National Institutes of Health research funding among independent U.S. teaching hospitals.
Mr. Levy served as Executive Dean of Harvard Medical School before joining BIDMC. He established a national reputation as an administrator with his service as the executive director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the agency charged with the cleanup of Boston Harbor, one of the largest pollution-control projects in the world. He has also served as chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and Director of the Arkansas Department of Energy.
Before joining Harvard Medical School, Mr. Levy was adjunct professor of environmental policy at MIT, where he taught infrastructure planning and development and environmental policy for seven years. He has also maintained an independent consulting practice, providing strategic, negotiation, and regulatory advice to firms in the energy, water, and telecommunications arenas.
Mr. Levy holds Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Urban Studies and Planning, and a Master’s in City Planning from MIT. He is the co-author of Negotiating Environmental Agreements (Island Press, 1999). He coaches girls’ soccer, referees youth soccer, and plays on a coed adult team.
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