Patricia Benson, M.Ed.
Director, Get Healthy Now

Patricia Benson is the Director of the University of Louisville’s award winning health management program, Get Healthy Now. The health management program is an integral part of a comprehensive benefit package offered to University employees. This successful initiative was implemented under Patricia’s leadership in 2005 as a healthcare-cost containment strategy and has received local, state, and national recognition as a highly effective health management model. UofL’s demonstrated impact on the bottom line coupled with high employee engagement and retention in the wellness program for ten consecutive years provide ample evidence of Patricia’s steadfast leadership and drive to build a sustainable program with measurable impact. In the early years, Patricia aligned the employee wellness program to support the President’s seven-point fiscal management strategy and transformed the medical plan, previously referred to as underperforming, to a performing asset. The year-over-year success of Get Healthy Now ultimately led to 1.3 million dollar renovation of a state of the art wellness facility dedicated to all employees and alumni of UofL and the national recognition of UofL’s President, Dr. James Ramsey, as the recipient of the 2014 HERO Jerry Noyce Executive Health Champion Award.

Prestigious recognitions secured through Patricia’s efforts include the National and Southern Region Award of Excellence in HR Practice from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR); American Heart Association Platinum Start! ‘Fit-friendly’ recognition; Business First Healthiest Employer of Louisville award, American Heart Association Corporate Leadership Award and the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Worksite Wellness Veteran Award.

Patricia completed her Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Health Promotion and Master of Education with a concentration in Fitness and Wellness at the University of Louisville.