Relias Healthcare CEO Luke West Honored with UAB Blazer Fast 40 Award

TUPELO, MS – June 18, 2025 – Relias Healthcare is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer Luke West has been named a 2025 recipient of the Blazer Fast 40 awards, presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society. This prestigious award honors UAB alumni who are founders, executives, or key decision-makers in rapidly growing businesses that demonstrate excellence in leadership, innovation, and financial performance.

As a proud UAB alumnus, Luke West has led Relias Healthcare with a vision grounded in service, clinical quality, and operational innovation. Under his leadership, Relias has grown to become a leading emergency and hospital medicine management company, with a strong presence across the Southeastern United States. West’s approach to physician-centered care has been central to the company’s expansion and impact.

“Receiving the Blazer Fast 40 award is an incredible honor,” said West. “My time at UAB played a pivotal role in shaping my passion for healthcare leadership. To be recognized by the university that helped launch my journey makes this especially meaningful.”

The Blazer Fast 40 recognizes UAB alumni whose companies are among the fastest-growing and most dynamic, based on financial performance and business growth. Honorees are celebrated not only for their success, but also for their contributions to their industries and communities.

Relias Healthcare congratulates Luke West and all the 2025 Blazer Fast 40 honorees for their inspiring achievements and continued commitment to excellence.

Relias Healthcare is a physician-led, provider-focused emergency and hospital medicine management company headquartered in Tupelo, MS, with over 640 providers and over 585,000 annual visits. Relias Healthcare provides hospitals with a wide portfolio of management and staffing solutions within the acute care setting of hospital systems, tertiary referral centers and rural community hospitals. Providers are our priority, hospitals are our partners, and patients are our purpose.