Excellence in Health Care

IBJ’s Excellence in Health Care awards program honors the individuals and organizations in central Indiana who are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in our community.

Help us shine a spotlight on the doctors, nurses, researchers, administrators, volunteers and organizations making a real difference in the lives of Hoosiers.

Whether it’s groundbreaking innovation, compassionate care, or lifelong dedication, we want to hear their stories.

Date:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Location:
The Crane Bay Event Center
Address:
551 W Merrill St, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Networking:
7:30 AM
Program:
8:00 AM

Event Registration

Speaker

Fireside Chat Speaker

Dennis Murphy

Dennis M. Murphy

President & Chief Executive Officer
Indiana University Health

Bio

Dennis Murphy is president and chief executive officer for Indiana University Health, the largest integrated healthcare system that provides approximately 30% of all care delivered in the state through its 16 hospitals, and over 300 clinical sites. He joined the health system in 2013 as chief operating officer.

 

Before joining IU Health, he served as COO and executive vice president at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago. Additionally, Murphy was vice president of Ambulatory Services and Financial Planning for University of Chicago Hospitals, and before that he spent 10 years at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in a variety of roles, from administrative fellow to administrator of the Department of Medicine.

 

Murphy earned a master of healthcare administration degree from Duke University, and a bachelor of arts degree from University of Notre Dame. He is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health.

 

Murphy serves on the boards of Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Hospital Association, IU Health Foundation, Riley Children’s Foundation, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), National Bank of Indianapolis and Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE). Murphy has chaired the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Transparency Task Force since 2019.