Pamela Hepp Named to The City & State’s 2025 Trailblazers in Healthcare List

GREENSBURG, Pa., August 21, 2025 — Pamela Hepp, Esq., general counsel for Independence Health System, has been named to City and State Pennsylvania’s 2025 Trailblazers in Healthcare list. This annual recognition highlights healthcare leaders across the commonwealth — including physicians, lobbyists, educators, entrepreneurs, attorneys and nonprofit leaders — who are shaping the future of healthcare through innovation, collaboration and leadership. 

With more than 30 years of experience in healthcare law, Hepp serves on Independence Health System’s executive management team. She provides legal counsel for the system’s five hospitals: Butler Memorial, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland. Hepp leads strategic initiatives and transactions, oversees risk and corporate matters, and offers regulatory guidance across a broad spectrum of healthcare law.

“Pam’s deep expertise and unwavering commitment to healthcare law have been instrumental in guiding our organization through a rapidly evolving landscape,” said Ken DeFurio, CEO and president of Independence Health System. “Her recognition as a Trailblazer reflects the caliber of leadership we’re proud to have on our team — leadership that strengthens our mission and helps us deliver expert care to the communities we serve every day.”

Hepp is also a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, where she is a member of the firm’s HealthCare Section and serves on its Compensation Committee. She has been consistently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® under the Healthcare Law category since 2018 and was named one of Health Data Management's “12 Healthcare IT Law Attorneys You Should Know.” Most recently, she was recognized in the Chambers USA  2025 guide under the Healthcare category. 

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Nationally recognized for quality care, Independence Health System comprises Butler Memorial, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals with a combined bed count of 925. With more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and 7,300 employees, the System is the third largest in western Pennsylvania serving a population base of 750,000 in a footprint spanning more than 10 counties. 

The System includes tertiary programs rated among America’s best for cardiac care and surgery, earning accolades from a number of prestigious outlets and organizations. Locally owned and locally controlled, Independence Health System offers its patients low-cost, high-quality care across the care spectrum in such specialties as cardiology, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, women’s health and obstetrics, emergency medicine, behavioral health and primary care. Its network of outpatient centers sees more than 1.2 million visits annually. The homecare division further supports patients at all stages of life with home health and hospice services. Learn more at www.independence.health