Becker's Hospital Review Names 50 Critical Access Hospital CEOs to Know
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) September 14, 2015 -- The administrators, presidents, CEOs and other executives on this list lead the hospitals on Becker's "50 Critical Access Hospitals to Know" list, which can be viewed here. Under their leadership and guidance, their hospitals have achieved success and earned recognitions from multiple reputable organizations.
This is the first year that Becker's has published the "50 Critical Access Hospitals to Know" and the "50 Critical Access Hospital CEOs to Know" lists.
This year's list of "Critical Access Hospital CEOs to Know" includes the following leaders:
Todd Almendinger. President and CEO of Magruder Hospital (Port Clinton, Ohio).
Karen Barber. CEO of Yoakum (Texas) Community Hospital.
Mark Biscone. President and CEO of Waldo County Healthcare (Belfast, Maine).
Arthur Blank. President and CEO of Mount Desert Island Hospital (Bar Harbor, Maine).
Rod Boula. CEO and Administrator of Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital.
Ed Brunn. President and CEO of Sparrow Clinton Hospital (St. Johns, Mich.).
Patrick E. Carron. President and CEO of Perry County Memorial Hospital (Perryville, Mo.).
Nicole Clapp. President and CEO of Grant Regional Health Center (Lancaster, Wis.).
Karen Cole. CEO of Shenandoah (Iowa) Medical Center.
Dolan Dalpoas. President and CEO of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (Lincoln, Ill.).
Jake Dorst. CIO and Interim CEO of Tahoe Forest Health District (Truckee, Calif.).
Matthew Forge. Chief Administrative Officer of St. Mary's Hospital and Clinics (Cottonwood, Idaho).
Toby Freier. President of New Ulm (Minn.) Medical Center.
Ed Freysinger. CEO of Providence Hood River (Ore.) Memorial Hospital.
Marian Furlong, RN. President and CEO of Hudson (Wis.) Hospital & Clinic.
Marty Guthmiller. CEO of Orange City (Iowa) Area Health System.
Hank Hanigan. CEO of Whitman Hospital & Medical Center (Colfax, Wash.).
Tim Herrmann, RN. Chief Administrative Officer of Cottage Grove (Ore.) Community Medical Center.
Jeff Hill. CEO of Steele Memorial Medical Center (Salmon, Idaho).
Dale Hustedt. CEO of Avera Holy Family Hospital (Estherville, Iowa).
Barry Jacobsen. CEO of Myrtue Medical Center (Harlan, Iowa).
M. Steven Jones. President of University Hospitals Geneva (Ohio) Medical Center.
John Keelan. CEO of Brodstone Memorial Hospital (Superior, Neb.).
Ben Koppelman. President and CEO of CHI St. Joseph's Health (Park Rapids, Minn.).
Catherine Landis, RN. President and CNO of Transylvania Regional Hospital (Brevard, N.C.).
Vic Lee. President and CEO of Boone County Health Center (Albion, Neb.).
James K. Long. CEO and Administrator of West River Health Services (Hettinger, N.D.).
Michelle McEwen. President and CEO of Speare Memorial Hospital (Plymouth, N.H.).
Steve McNeece. CEO of Community Hospital of Anaconda (Mont.).
David R. Miller. President of River Falls (Wis.) Area Hospital.
Tamara Miller. CEO of Madison (S.D.) Community Hospital.
Chuck Nelson. Regional CEO for Aspirus Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Paul Nurick. CEO of Kittitas Valley Healthcare Hospital (Ellensburg, Wash.).
Brent Peterson. CEO and Administrator of Cherry County Hospital (Valentine, Neb.).
Robert Peterson. CEO of Millinocket (Maine) Regional Hospital.
David E. Phelps. CEO of Berkshire Health Systems (Pittsfield, Mass.).
Lisa M. Radtke. Chief Administrative Officer of Winneshiek Medical Center (Decorah, Iowa).
Roger J. Reamer. Administrator and CEO of Memorial Health Care Systems (Seward, Neb.).
Timothy Richman. President and CEO of Calumet Medical Center (Chilton, Wis.).
Bruce Roesler. CEO of Richland Hospital (Richland Center, Wis.).
Emmett C. Schuster. President and CEO of Gibson General Hospital (Princeton, Ind.).
Justin Selle. CEO of Pike County Memorial Hospital (Louisiana, Mo.).
Hank Simpson, MD. Vice CMO of Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin and Chairman of the Board at Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar (Menomonie, Wis.).
Florence Spyrow. Interim CEO of Hammond-Henry Hospital (Geneseo, Ill.).
Ward VanWichen, BSN. CEO of Phillips County Hospital (Malta, Mont.).
Timothy J. Walsh. President and CEO of Martha's Vineyard Hospital (Oak Bluffs, Mass.).
Ken Westman. CEO of Barrett Memorial Hospital (Dillon, Mont.).
Richard Willett. CEO of Redington-Fairview General Hospital (Skowhegan, Maine).
Jerry Worrick. CEO of Ministry Door County Medical Center (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.).
Glenn Zevenbergen. CEO of Hegg Memorial Health Center Avera (Rock Valley, Iowa).
The full list can be read here.
Note: Leaders did not and cannot pay to be included on the list. Individuals are presented in alphabetical order.
About Becker’s Hospital Review
Becker's Hospital Review is a monthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. Content is geared toward high-level hospital leaders, and we work to provide valuable content, including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for these decision-makers. Each issue of Becker's Hospital Review reaches more than 18,000 people, primarily acute care hospital CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.
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