Education: Ms. Thomas Ewald is a graduate of Mercy High School, Farmington Hills, Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a Masters in Hospital and Health Administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a graduate of Leadership Detroit and Tenet Leadership Academy.
Experience: Ms. Thomas Ewald’s entire career has been spent at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) which consists of eight hospitals and more than 100 ambulatory sites. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer at one of the best children’s hospitals in America, Children’s Hospital of Michigan (CHM). Prior to this role, she served in two roles at the DMC. She was Regional Vice President of Business Development for the DMC and also served as Vice President of Business Development at CHM. She had responsibility for Ambulatory Network Development, Pediatric Clinically Integrated Network Development, Program and Facility Planning, DMC Friends and Family Program, Physician Link Line, One Call Transfer Center, Business Planning, Physician Recruitment, Physician Call Center Management, Physician CME Development, Physician Relations/Sales Team. Since 2007, she has been instrumental in opening ten (10) Children’s Hospital of Michigan Specialty Centers in the community, ranging from 3,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. The award winning Children’s Hospital of Michigan Troy, included the State’s first pediatric free standing Emergency Department. The 63,000 sq. ft. location is also home to a pediatric surgery center, sleep lab, and various subspecialty clinics. In fall of 2018, she opened the new Children’s Hospital of Michigan on its downtown campus. This new facility includes state of the art NICU and PICU units, Emergency Department, Surgical Center, and Imaging Center. Ms. Thomas Ewald also served as DMC Corporate Vice President, Business Development and Marketing, Chief of Staff to the DMC President and CEO, Administrative Director at Hutzel Hospital for the Women’s Health Initiative, DMC Senior Planning and Marketing Analyst. Ms. Thomas Ewald began her healthcare career as an Administrative Fellow at CHM.
Community Involvement: Ms. Thomas Ewald is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and has served on ACHE’s Regents Advisory Council. She is the Past-President of the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (MCACHE). She has served as the Chair of the MCACHE Sponsorship Committee and Audit Committee. She also serves/served on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, United Way of Southeast Michigan, Troy Chamber of Commerce, Sparky Anderson’s CATCH Charity for Children, Junior Achievement of Southeast Michigan, The Girl Scouts of Southeast Michigan, Leadership Detroit, Dr. Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine, Alumnae Board of Mercy High School and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan. She is an Advisory Board Member for Angels of Hope. She has served as co-Chairman of the Leadership Detroit Selection Committee. She is the current Chairman of the Michigan Hospital Association Council on Children’s Health. In 2017, Governor Snyder appointed her to the Early Childhood Investment Executive Committee for the State of Michigan. She is also a member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development and Inforum. She is a member of Inforum’s HealthCareNext Steering Committee. Ms. Thomas Ewald has also served as a preceptor for graduate students in Healthcare Administration from Xavier University, University of Michigan, St. Louis University, Boston College, Trinity University and University of Detroit Mercy.
Honors: In 2007, she was named as one of Crain’s Detroit Business 40 Under 40. In 2008, she was honored by the Detroit Regional Chamber with the Horizon Award for business achievement before the age of 40. In 2009, she was honored with the Vanguard Award by the Detroit Young Professionals which recognized outstanding Detroiters who have distinguished themselves through professional leadership and service to the community. In 2011, she was awarded the Mercy High School Distinguished Alumna Award for her dedication to women’s leadership and community service. In 2012, she was awarded the Early Career Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives. In 2016, she was awarded The Most Valuable Professional by Corp!Magazine. In 2018, she was named as one of the Notable Women in Healthcare by Crain’s Detroit Business and was named as one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s Women to Watch.
Personal: Ms. Thomas Ewald is the proud mom of Maggie, who attends Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI and Mollie who attends Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, MI.