Winfield S. Brown leads the largest employer between Fitchburg and I-91, as CEO of the health system with both Heywood and Athol hospitals, two facilities with a combined 1,200 employees and $170 million in annual revenues.
As the main healthcare provider in the North Central and North Quabbin regions, he’s responsible for the well-being of the residents in these areas and has committed to addressing the social determinants of health.
His leadership role had an outsized importance in dealing with the coronavirus, as the pandemic spread to areas where access to care wasn’t as nearby.
In addition to leading Heywood, he’s busy seemingly everywhere else: as chair of the Boys & Girls Club of North Central Massachusetts and and the United Way of North Central Massachusetts, and as a board member of the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation and the utility company Unitil.
What do you think the future holds for Central Mass.? “The collaborative nature of our local nonprofit network and rich history of cross-sector collaboration results in a responsive approach to community health and social needs … Our health system is growing, evolving and investing with more than $50 million in construction underway on Heywood Hospital’s campus.”
Part-time Steven Spielberg: While neither an Emmy nor an Academy Award are in sight, throughout the pandemic, Brown has shot more than 300 videos via his iPhone and sent more than 1,500 COVID-19 updates to keep his staff and the community well-informed.
