Dallas, June 21, 2024 – John Zutter, CEO of Employer Direct Healthcare (EDH), has been recognized by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Southwest Award winner. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive awards program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies.
Zutter was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, and other business leaders. Candidates were evaluated based on their ability to create long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to their purpose and the demonstration of growth and substantial impact, among other key indicators.
Under Zutter’s leadership, EDH has grown from 100,000 members to more than 5 million, now serving hundreds of self-funded plan sponsors across more than 1,000 employers. In 2022, Zutter spearheaded EDH’s expansion to cancer care, launching the industry’s first complete oncology solution and cementing EDH as one of the country’s largest participants in the specialty care space.
Under Zutter’s leadership, EDH has grown from 100,000 members to more than 5 million, now serving hundreds of self-funded plan sponsors across more than 1,000 employers. In 2022, Zutter spearheaded EDH’s expansion to cancer care, launching the industry’s first complete oncology solution and cementing EDH as one of the country’s largest participants in the employer-focused specialty care space.
“Leading EDH over the past eight years has been an enormous privilege,” said John Zutter, CEO, EDH. “Entrepreneurial spirit is imbued across everything we do, and a big part of why we’ve been so successful in our efforts to expand access to high-quality, affordable specialty care for workforces across the country.”
As a Southwest award winner, Zutter is now eligible for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 National Awards. The National Award winners will be announced in November at EY’s Strategic Growth Forum®.
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About Employer Direct Healthcare:
Employer Direct Healthcare (EDH) is a specialty care platform on a mission to help employers lower costs and increase access to the best care for their employees. Rather than sending employees to distant hospitals far from their families and support networks, EDH sets a new standard for specialty care by connecting patients to high-quality specialists close to home. By covering the most planned procedures, including surgery and cancer care, of any specialized network, EDH drives industry-leading utilization rates, which lead to better outcomes and dramatically lower costs. EDH’s network of excellence serves millions of employees at more than 400 large, self-insured employers across the country. EDH is headquartered in Dallas and can be found online at www.edhc.com.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®:
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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