Elizabeth Edsall Kromm, vice president of Population Health and Advancement for Howard County General Hospital, was named to the 2021 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women by The Daily Record. The list recognizes outstanding achievements by women demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community leadership and mentoring.

Kromm leads population health activities and strategic planning efforts for Howard County General Hospital and sets the strategic direction for development and community engagement. She also helps position the hospital to meet the new challenges of a dynamic health care delivery system and serves as president of the Howard Hospital Foundation.

Among her community service activities, Kromm serves on the Howard County Commission on Aging, a volunteer advisory board that works to promote the health and wellbeing of older adults in Howard County. She chairs the public health response workgroup for the HoCo Rise Collaborative, co-chairs the Local Health Improvement Coalition and serves on the strategic planning committee for the Howard Community Health Foundation.

Her distinctions include receiving the 2018 Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Service to Howard Community College for chairing a health care task force as part of the college’s Commission on the Future. Kromm was named to The Daily Record’s 2018 VIP List of “Very Important Professionals Successful by 40” and received a 2017 Leading Women award from The Daily Record.

Kromm earned a doctorate in health policy and management from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she also serves as an adjunct assistant professor. She holds a master’s degree in international health policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in the history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a 2017 Premier graduate of Leadership Howard County.

About Howard County General Hospital

Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a not-for-profit health care provider with 225 licensed beds located in Columbia, Maryland. A comprehensive, acute-care medical center, Howard County General offers a full range of services, from neonatal care and oncology to outpatient treatment and critical care.

The hospital has a professional staff of more than 1,100 physicians and allied health professionals, representing nearly 100 specialties and subspecialties; a workforce of more than 1,850 individuals and over 330 volunteers.