# Patricia "Trish" Henwood

> Patricia "Trish" Henwood, MD, FACEP is an emergency physician who runs quality and safety across an 18-hospital system as Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. Before the C-suite, she carried a portable ultrasound probe into an Ebola treatment unit in Liberia and built training programs that put imaging in the hands of clinicians in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and beyond. She founded the nonprofit PURE to bring point-of-care ultrasound to resource-limited settings, published her bedside Ebola work in the New England Journal of Medicine, and now applies the same systems thinking to closing care gaps for vulnerable populations at home.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer & James D and Mary Jo Danella Chief Quality Officer, Jefferson Health
- **Organizations:** Jefferson Health, Thomas Jefferson University, PURE (Point-of-care Ultrasound in Resource-limited Environments), American College of Emergency Physicians, African Federation of Emergency Medicine
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Government, Georgetown University, MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Emergency Medicine Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency), Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- **Known for:** Founded and led PURE, delivering ultrasound training programs in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Liberia, Treated more than 100 Ebola patients across two missions in Liberia and introduced point-of-care ultrasound into an Ebola treatment unit, Authored 'Imaging an Outbreak - Ultrasound in an Ebola Treatment Unit' in the New England Journal of Medicine

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Founded PURE, a nonprofit bringing point-of-care ultrasound training to resource-limited settings
- **2014** — Deployed to Bong County, Liberia for five weeks during the Ebola outbreak, treating roughly 100 patients in an Ebola treatment unit
- **2015** — Returned to Liberia for a second five-week mission as the epidemic slowed
- **2019** — Joined Jefferson Health after clinical and faculty leadership roles at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- **2019** — Published 'Imaging an Outbreak - Ultrasound in an Ebola Treatment Unit' in the New England Journal of Medicine
- **2022** — Jefferson recognized with HIMSS Davies Award for analytics work tied to her clinical programs
- **2026** — Named to Modern Healthcare's Leading Women class of 2026

## Achievements

- Founded and led PURE, delivering ultrasound training programs in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Liberia
- Treated more than 100 Ebola patients across two missions in Liberia and introduced point-of-care ultrasound into an Ebola treatment unit
- Authored 'Imaging an Outbreak - Ultrasound in an Ebola Treatment Unit' in the New England Journal of Medicine
- Leads Jefferson Health's nationally recognized OnPoint quality and safety program across 18 hospitals
- Drove COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts in vulnerable Philadelphia communities, closing equity gaps in vaccine administration
- Co-chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians Global Health Ultrasound Subcommittee
- International Advisor to the Ultrasound Committee of the African Federation of Emergency Medicine
- Modern Healthcare Leading Women, 2026
- Recipient of the Faegre Drinker Healthcare Hero Award

## Latest updates

- **2026** — Named to Modern Healthcare's Leading Women 2026 as EVP and Chief Clinical Officer of Jefferson Health.

## Links

- Website: https://jeffersonhealth.org
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-henwood-md-1206a970

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Last updated: 2026-06-11