DAPHNE BASCOM
Vice President, Population Health at Saint Luke's Health System
Marshall Scholar, Class of 1988 (Oxford University)
“We pay hospitals to treat sick people, not to keep people well. Using community services such as the Y can actually help make an impact. This could be through education. It could be making sure that they have access to healthful foods. It could be helping make sure that they have access to safe places to walk. We won't be paid for what we're doing necessarily, nor will healthcare, but I think everyone recognizes that prevention is the only way we're going to have an impact on the rising cost of care in the United States.”
- DAPHNE BASCOM
COMMUNITY ORIENTED HEALTH
Dr. Daphne Bascom's work has been dedicated to improving the health of the communities around her and making sure that these communities are connected to the best resources and technologies available. She is currently the Vice President of Population Health at Saint Luke's Health System in Kansas City, Missouri. Previously, in 2017, she became the first YMCA-Based physician located outside of the national office as Kansas City's first senior vice president of community integrated health. She connected the Y to health technology organizations to improve their programming and client management. As someone who is passionate about population health, she is focused on wellness and health prevention, making sure that people are being take care of before health crises.