Memorial Hermann-GoHealth’s Betsy Koickel, MD, Honored with Visionary Award

HOUSTON – Betsy Koickel, MD, was recently named winner of the 2023 Experity Limelight Visionary Award. 

Dr. Koickel is the medical director of Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care. She oversees clinical operations and quality for 30 centers across the Greater Houston area, including two pediatric urgent care centers.

"I feel truly honored to receive this award from my colleagues in the urgent care industry,” said Dr. Koickel. “The future of healthcare is for those who are fearless to try new things and continue to innovate in the spirit of improving overall health and the access to healthcare to all who live in our communities."

Experity is a national leader in healthcare solutions and the host of the Urgent Care Connect conference. Its Limelight Awards honor urgent care leaders who impact their communities and the industry through innovations focused on delivering patient-first urgent care. Dr. Koickel was selected for the Visionary Award for her leadership in implementing creative solutions and community support that results in real change and a positive patient experience.

Under Dr. Koickel’s leadership, Memorial Hermann-GoHealth has rapidly expanded access to quality on-demand care in communities around Houston. Over the past 18 months the urgent care network expanded from nine to 30 centers, providing reliable access to quality, which is crucial to the overall health and vitality of a community.

Throughout this rapid expansion, Dr. Koickel and her team have also improved patient satisfaction by streamlining and removing the hurdles patients often experience when trying to access healthcare.

“It is fitting that Dr. Koickel was recognized under the visionary category,” said Manny Singh, regional president for GoHealth Urgent Care. “She is an innovator who uses her deep knowledge of healthcare trends to assess patient needs and tailor our care offerings to meet those needs. Her experience and meticulous planning ensure Memorial Hermann-GoHealth is well-prepared to serve our communities.”

Dr. Koickel has served as Memorial Hermann-GoHealth's medical director since its inception in 2022. Previously, she served as associate medical director for Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in New York. She was named the 2022 Frontline Medical Hero of the Year by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, a world premier program that honors the achievements of women executives and the organizations they run.

“Dr. Koickel is a leader who practices servant leadership and leads with conviction,” Singh said. “It has been a pleasure to work with her and I look forward to her future accomplishments.”

About GoHealth Urgent Care

GoHealth is an on-demand consumer-centric care platform that serves as the digital and physical front door to the healthcare ecosystem. At GoHealth, we aim to provide timely, accessible and high-quality on-demand care to patients, both virtually and in person, through our technology-enabled and data-driven approach to care and partnerships with market-leading health systems. GoHealth operates over 250 on-demand care centers in the greater New York metropolitan and Hudson Valley area; the Portland, Oregon-Vancouver, Washington, metropolitan area; the San Francisco Bay Area; Hartford and Southeastern Connecticut; Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina; St. Louis, Springfield and Joplin, Missouri; Oklahoma City; Northwest and Central Arkansas; Delaware and Maryland; the greater Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area; the greater Houston, Texas metropolitan area and Northern Virginia. GoHealth Urgent Care is a portfolio company of TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG, which has more than $212 billion of assets under management.

About Memorial Hermann

Charting a better future. A future that's built upon the HEALTH of our community. This is the driving force for Memorial Hermann, redefining health care for the individuals and many diverse populations we serve. Our 6,700 affiliated physicians and 32,000 employees practice the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, quality care to provide a personalized and outcome-oriented experience across our more than 260 care delivery sites. As one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann has an award-winning and nationally acclaimed Accountable Care Organization, 17* hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services conveniently located throughout the Greater

Houston area. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is one of the nation's busiest Level I trauma centers and serves as the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. For more than 115 years, our focus has been the best interest of our community, contributing nearly $500 million annually through school-based health centers and other community benefit programs. Now and for generations to come, the health of our community will be at the center of what we do – charting a better future for all.

*Memorial Hermann Health System owns and operates 14 hospitals and has joint ventures with three other hospital facilities, including Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony, Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood and Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy.