Neil M. Meltzer, MPH, MHA

Neil Meltzer is president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, a position he has held since 2013. Neil joined Sinai Hospital of Baltimore as vice president of operations in 1988 and a decade later became Sinai’s president and chief operating officer, where he served until becoming system CEO. Neil has a background in public health and brings a community-focused approach to every healthcare decision.

As CEO of LifeBridge Health, Neil has led the system through a period of strategic growth with a mission to transform the organization into an integrated health care delivery system, offering a full spectrum of care. Along with the acquisition of Carroll Hospital in 2015 and Grace Medical Center in 2019, Neil has doubled the size of the system through key partnerships, including alliances with organizations that provide medical transportation, retail pharmacy, urgent care, health insurance, home infusion, assisted living and more.

Along with top-notch patient care, LifeBridge Health is also a leader in innovation, reimaging what a community health system can be. Under Neil’s leadership, LifeBridge Health’s Center for Hope is a national model for bringing together integrated services around intervention and prevention of violence, including community violence; gun violence; and domestic, child and elder abuse, with a mission to advance hope, healing and resilience. LifeBridge Health is also committed to medical education, most recently launching a Regional Medical Campus with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, expanding medical school offerings in the state. As part of LifeBridge Health’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, LifeBridge Health launched AffirmCare, its LGBTQIA+ patient clinic, in the spring of 2023. 

Neil serves on the boards of the Greater Baltimore Committee, Maryland Hospital Association and the Hippodrome Foundation and on the national boards of United WE, Get Well Network and Premier.  Additionally, Neil serves on the advisory board of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Notre Dame of Maryland University. On the national level, he continues to work with the American Heart Association after serving as national chairman. In January 2024, Neil was appointed to the American Hospital Association’s health systems committee. In June 2023, Neil became chair of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), a federal healthcare advisory committee to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He was also one of 15 national workforce healthcare champions appointed by former president Barack Obama.

Neil earned his Master of Public Health and Health Administration from Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in Louisiana and his undergraduate degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  Neil recently became an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Among many honors, the Maryland Daily Record has recognized Neil as an Influential Marylander and a Most Admired CEO, and Neil has been the highest-ranking healthcare executive on business publication’s “The Power 100 List” for three years in a row. The Baltimore Business Journal has named Neil a “Leader in Health Care” and one of its Power 10 CEOs. The Baltimore Sun inducted Neil into its Civic Hall of Fame, and the Baltimore Museum of Industry honored him as “Industrialist of the Year.” Tulane University named Neil an “Alumni of the Year” in 2022.  In June 2024, Neil was awarded the prestigious Watkins-Saunders Award, given annually to an individual or organization who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to overcoming health and community disparities in the state of Maryland.  Neil was also recognized in 2024 as a Visionary Man by the WEW, a national organization that focuses on women empowerment.

Outside of work, Neil enjoys traveling, going to the theater, bicycling and paddle boarding, as well as spending time with his family, including his two grandsons.