As president of the American Heart Association from 1988 to 1989 , she sought to convince both the public and medical community that heart disease is also a woman 's disease , " not a man 's disease in disguise " . Appointed president of the American Red Cross in 1999 , Healy worked to improve the safety and availability of the American blood supply while overseeing the development of a Weapons of Mass Destruction response program . In 2001 she led the organization 's response to the September 11 attacks . In 1994 , Healy was a Republican candidate to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate . She ran in the GOP primary , and came in second in a four-person race . Lt. Gov. Mike DeWine won and prevailed in the general election
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Bernadine Healy