Alaska hospital searches for 4th CEO in less than 1 year

Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, is moving forward with the search for a permanent CEO, who will be the hospital’s fourth leader in less than a year.

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Ian Worden was selected as interim CEO of the hospital in September and has been serving in that role since October.

“Our board is moving forward with the search for a permanent CEO, and we hope for some overlap before Ian departs later this year,” a hospital spokesperson told Becker’s.

Mr. Worden took the helm from Nate Rumsey, who was named acting CEO in August after David Keith announced plans to retire. Mr. Keith was named CEO in July 2022. 

Mr. Worden joined Bartlett Regional after serving as COO of Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. He also previously served as COO of CHI Franciscan Health from 2015 to 2021 prior to the merger of CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. 

Bartlett Regional is licensed for 57 inpatient beds, 16 residential substance-abuse treatment facility beds in the Rainforest Recovery Center, and 61 residential beds in the Wildflower Court long-term care facility, according to its website.

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