Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N. is a nationally recognized health system CEO redefining how care, culture and community health intersect. As president and CEO of WellSpan Health, she leads 23,000 team members across a $4.7 billion integrated health system serving Pennsylvania and northern Maryland—united behind one bold goal: delivering exceptional healthcare, simplified.
A nurse by training and strategist by nature, Roxanna brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience to her role. By combining clinical insight with visionary leadership, she builds high-performing, human-centered teams and systems. She is known for removing friction, advancing culture through 100% ownership, and developing strategic partnerships to build health from the ground up.
Under her leadership, WellSpan has become a national model for transformation—advancing patient safety, driving innovation and fostering a culture where team members feel supported, engaged and empowered to do their best work.
She has been nationally and regionally recognized for her leadership, including honors such as Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives, Becker's CEO Influencers to Know, Becker's Highly Successful CEO-CFO Duos and Becker's Community Hospital CEOs to Know. Additional recognitions include the ATHENA Leadership Award from the York County Economic Alliance, Top 35 Women in Healthcare by the Minnesota Women's Health Leadership Trust, Central Penn Business Journal's Power 100 and Game Changer Awards and inclusion in City & State PA's Health Care Power 100. She’s also been named a 2025 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania by Gov. Josh Shapiro.
She holds a Ph.D. in nursing research and a master's in nursing from the University of Minnesota.
