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Philip Newbold is president and chief executive of Memorial Hospital and Health System, nonprofit hospital and medical-care provider based in South Bend, Indiana. In his role operating this mid-sized health system, Mr. Newbold is credited with changing the corporate culture at Memorial, forging alliances with a long list of companies from Wal-Mart to Whirlpool, entities that are often not top priorities for linkages negotiated by hospital executives. Among Newbold's other projects include a Healthworks Kids' Museum and the Innovation Café, an on-site deli converted into a unique teaching lab for hospital staffers and outside visitors to learn how to use innovation to revitalize their daily work. Mr. Newbold has more than 30 years in hospital and health services administration.