Tanya Abreu President & National Program Director Spirit of Women Hospital Network

Tanya Abreu, President, Spirit of Women Hospital Network, was a founding member of Spirit of Women and has been leading the operations, strategy and development of the national hospital network for the past eight years.  Prior to Spirit of Women, Tanya had more than 15 years of senior leadership experience for Magee-Women’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in marketing and business development and in women’s health reform for the US Agency for International Development.  She served as faculty in the Graduate School of Industrial Management at Carnegie Mellon University for five years, proffering coursework in marketing and business communications.  Tanya has a passion and a gift for understanding hospital business and the integration of women’s health as a critical tool for overall hospital growth.

The Spirit of Women Hospital Network is a national coalition of hospitals and healthcare facilities in more than 85 U.S. cities joined together to improve women’s health by inspiring access and action on local, regional and national levels. Utilizing national resources to improve healthcare in local communities, Spirit of Women aims to educate and care for women in a unique way that emphasizes total well-being – body, mind, and spirit – and impacts all aspects of a woman’s life, including family, health and work. Through a variety of means, including educational events, networking opportunities, consumer loyalty programs, national awards, and promotion of research, Spirit of Women addresses health topics such as menopause, cancer, incontinence,diabetes, cardiovascular disease, healthy pregnancy, and many more.