Member Spotlight - July 2020

Edison Bond, Jr., MPH, MDiv, DMin, CPXP

What made you get into healthcare?

 As a teenager I knew that I wanted to be a healthcare professional. I wanted to help reduce the pain and suffering for my family and the community as a whole. I remember accompanying my family to visit one of my uncles in the hospital who was dying of cancer. I witnessed the anguish that my family had to endure and realized in that moment that I wanted to make a difference and become a medical doctor. My biggest challenge to my dream was organic chemistry. After speaking with my college advisor, I realized that I would be able to make a difference, as a hospital administrator.  

Fun fact:

 Dr. Bond is married to Portia Hawkins-Bond and is the father of two sons. He enjoys the simple “beach life” and spending time with his family.

More about our spotlight:

 Dr. Edison Bond, Jr. is currently the Director, Patient Relations at Baystate Health System, a not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving Western Massachusetts and the Knowledge Corridor Region of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The system has four hospitals, over 80 medical practices, and 25 reference laboratories.

Dr. Bond has held the previous leadership positions: Chief Patient Experience Officer at Arnot Health System in Elmira, New York; Senior Director, Office of Patient Experience at MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio; and Director of Patient & Guest Relations at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. 

Dr. Bond is a past president of the New York Regional Chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) and is a member and Fellow candidate of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). He is life member of his beloved fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Psi Lambda Lambda Chapter and serves as Vice Chair, Omega Trailblazers Foundation, Inc. He is an ordained elder and serves as the Executive Administrator for Citadel Cathedral of Praise and Worship.