7.2K views · 33 reactions | The Young Healthcare Executive Award is given out each year by the Dallas-Ft. Worth Hospital Council's board of trustees. It recognizes some of the brightest future leaders in the industry. James Mendez, CEO at Kindred Hospital Dallas , won the award in 2015 and was the first recipient to represent a post-acute care facility. Find out what made James and his Kindred team stand out! | Kindred Hospitals | Facebook

Healthcare has a history of placing men at the forefront of science and research, often seeing them as the “default human”. As a consequence, women’s health was often overlooked. The lack of funding and research in women’s health that have resulted from this approach have only exacerbated the gender inequities in healthcare. But the past few years have seen an upsurge in funding for women-led companies and women entrepreneurs, thanks in part to efforts of companies like Springboard Enterprises:

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