Nancy Howell Agee
CEO Emeritus
About
Nancy Howell Agee is chief executive officer of Carilion Clinic, a nearly $2 billion not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, serving more than 1 million people in Virginia and West Virginia. On July 17, she announced her plans to retire at the end of Fiscal Year 2024. Read more about her retirement plans and legacy here.
Carilion Clinic includes seven hospitals ranging from the third largest in Virginia to mid-sized community and small rural or critical access hospitals. Carilion also operates complementary business lines, including home health, imaging services, pharmacies and freestanding surgical clinics; and has a large physician group with more than 1,000 employed physicians.
Before becoming CEO in 2011, Ms. Agee served as executive vice president and chief operating officer. During her tenure as COO, she co-led Carilion’s reorganization from a collection of hospitals to a fully integrated, physician-led clinic. The reorganization resulted in a partnership with Virginia Tech to create an allopathic medical school and research institute.
Ms. Agee is a nationally recognized leader in health care, perennially named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and the Top 25 Women in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare. Ms. Agee has served on the Board of Commissioners for The Joint Commission (an international hospital accreditation organization) and is a past chair of the American Hospital Association (a membership organization representing the nation's 5,000 hospitals), the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association and the Virginia Center for Health Innovation.
Honor Nancy with a Gift
Nancy Howell Agee has always shared a passion for philanthropy and supporting the region’s healthcare through giving. She and her husband, Steven Agee, gave $1 million to help create the new Carilion Clinic Cancer Center.
If you would like to donate to Carilion in honor of Nancy’s work and legacy, visit the Carilion Clinic Foundation to learn more.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) presented its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Nancy Howell Agee, CEO of Carilion Clinic, on April 15 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
She has led Carilion since 2011. Under her leadership, the organization has transformed from a collection of hospitals to a patient-centered, physician-led organization. She also helped forge a partnership with Virginia Tech to create the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, which has graduated more than 400 physicians.
“Nancy is committed to finding solutions that provide the best quality for patient care experience and expanding access to all those in the communities Carilion serves,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. “Drawing on her experience as a nurse and a hospital leader, Nancy is well known for her deep passion for patients and her dedication to mentoring other women leaders.”
