Martha’s Vineyard Hospital was honored as one of the top women-led businesses in Massachusetts for the fourth year in a row.
The hospital, which is led by President Denise Schepici, was ranked No. 25 on the list of 100 Women-Led Businesses statewide.
The list was assembled by the Women’s Edge, a nonprofit organization that works to advance women in leadership positions. It was featured in the Boston Globe Magazine’s annual “Women and Power” issue.
“I’m honored to accept this recognition on behalf of all of the women (and men) who make MVH a special place of healing, the best place to work, and the best place to receive care,” Schepici is quoted in a press release from the hospital. “I feel blessed to be part of this amazing team.”
The Women’s Edge ranks organizations by examining a number of variables, including their revenue, diversity, operating budget, number of employees, and innovative projects.
The announcement was made on Nov. 3 at the Marriott Boston Copley Place. Mass General Brigham was a presenting sponsor.
Why is it important that it is a woman led business? When are we going to stop these designations. It’s a business run by a person. These honors should be insulting to women. Of course women can run successful businesses, to call out such success assumes it’s an anomaly.
It is important because until recently women were not allowed to run businesses.
Women have been insulted for decades in the workplace, “honey make us three copies and get us some coffee”.
“Of course women can run successful businesses”, why are so few women running successful businesses?
“to call out such success assumes it’s an anomaly” which by the numbers, it is.
Can a women like this be trusted to make her own medical procedure decisions or must she get approval from a man?
Thanks for the mansplaining.
John– of course women can run successful businesses
we agree
But we honor that because it IS an anomaly.
When we got our first black president, it was noted. When we get
our first female or Muslim or gay president , it will be noted.
They ARE anomalies.
…. Or a Jewish President. Mr. Keller, don’t kill the messenger but your omission to include a Jewish President could be misconstrued as not supporting a Jew for president. These are the rules we now have to live by. Today every word or omission is parsed and dissected to have meanings that we may not intend.
Regarding your response to Engleman about Ms Mendez in another thread you have made it clear that Israel has a right to defend itself but not when innocent children are killed. How can Israel defend itself with when those same children are being used as shields? I think the point that Ms Mendez has been making is that Hamas is to blame for those children’s lives lost. What is Israel supposed to do? Are they to let their innocent children be slaughtered and not defended in kind? I would hope that if my family’s life depended upon me killing innocent people for our survival I would have the courage to go through with it. I am not a martyr and my family has every right to live just has everyone else does. Unfortunately Israel survival depends on playing by the same rules of Hamas. I pray that they can IDF will be able to have the courage to do so. Their lives depend upon it.
And lastly you often make very astute points and you have honesty opened my mind up to so many things for which I truly appreciate. However, using Trump constantly to smear others negates so many of your points. Ms Mendez doesn’t hate Muslims and saying that she is now a Trump supporter is like saying I’m a Biden supporter simply because I am pro choice. I’m not even sure Trump hates Muslims.
Thanks for reading this Mr Keller and I look forward to your opinions going forward as well as Ms Mendez and Englemans.
This is not a sober-sounding comment. In reality, Don, no one cares what I said privately to you, but I’d suggest you control yourself. I will not allow you to lie about me this way– whether it’s about me hating Muslims or what I actually wrote to you.
Jews by and large do not want a Jewish president. For obvious reasons. Jews are being attacked around the world as we speak, for no reason other than being the same religion as Israelis who endured an unprovoked brutal attack and kidnappings of innocents, and are fighting back to prevent it from happening again. Imagine the pogroms if a Jewish POTUS did something, you know, human.
What percentage of larger Island businesses are led by women?
Small enough to be considered an anomaly?
Stated perfectly, Mr. Axel. I have nothing to add.
It’s actually a kindness to the male of the species, John. You see, someday when women run everything— because they’re better than men at running most things— it won’t seem unusual or uncomfortable or a threat to anyone’s masculinity to congratulate the occasional man for doing a good job running something. This is practice for that coming day when things even out according to practical ability and fitness to lead. Think about it. When United States senators are nearly entirely women, can you imagine a woman standing up on the Senate floor and addressing another senator with the question, “You wanna piece of me?” 😉
Congratulations to Ms. Schepici and MV Hospital. Well deserved.
Jackie, what data set have you used to come to your conclusion that “someday when women run everything— because they’re better than men”
Wishful thinking?
Gender bias?
You have proved my point. Put male into each space you stated female in your response. Unlike you I consider males/females to have equal abilities. You apparently do not.
At the risk of sounding obsequious I agree with Jackie on this one once again. Women are more reliable, more energetic, have more wisdom, more compassion and are more sensible than men. I agree with John Axel though that we leave the identity thing alone.
Congratulations on this well earned distinction Ms. Schepici!
But, but, but, she is just a woman.
In charge of a bunch of nurses.
Even the headline got it correct, she runs a business on the island that is hiding behind nonprofit status, and they are not paying their fair share to the various towns on the island in taxes. All of our public officials were asleep at the wheel with that new money, making venture with their building on the Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road.
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