Executive Moves

Paul Chodkowski. CEO of St. Anthony Summit Medical Center (Frisco, Colo.). Mr. Chodkowski became CEO of St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, a 35-bed hospital with about 200 employees, in 2005. The Leapfrog Group named St. Anthony Summit Medical Center a…

Charlie Button. President and CEO of Star Valley Medical Center (Afton, Wyo.). Star Valley Medical Center’s board appointed Mr. Button CEO in 2012. In 2016, the National Rural Health Association ranked SVMC among the top 100 critical access hospitals in…

Dan Brinkman, RN. Regional CEO of the East Hawaii Region of the Hawaii Health Systems Corp. (Honolulu). Mr. Brinkman joined Hilo Medical Center in 2007 as CNO, transitioning to regional COO in 2014. He became regional CEO of the East…

Gary Black. President and CEO of Lenoir Memorial Hospital (Kinston, N.C.). Mr. Black joined Lenoir Memorial Hospital as CFO in 1986 and transitioned to CEO in 1992. Mr. Black first partnered with the Center for Creative Leadership in early 2002…

Darrold Bertsch. CEO of Sakakawea Medical Center (Hazen, N.D.). Mr. Bertsch has more than 18 years of experience in healthcare management and a career spanning nearly four decades in the healthcare industry. He was appointed CEO of Sakakawea Medical Center…

Syd Bersante, RN. Market President of St. Elizabeth Hospital (Enumclaw, Wash.). Ms. Bersante took over as market president for CHI Franciscan Health’s Pierce County in Washington in 2015. She oversees St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lakewood-based St. Clare Hospital and Tacoma-based St.…

Rebecca Beck. President of Hawkins County Memorial Hospital (Rogersville, Tenn.) and Hancock County Hospital (Sneedville, Tenn.). Ms. Beck has headed the 50-bed Hawkins County Memorial Hospital and Hancock County Hospital, a critical access hospital, since January 2015. She was previously…

Donald Babb. CEO and Executive Director of Citizens Memorial Healthcare (Bolivar, Mo.). Mr. Babb led CMH through its transformation into a fully integrated healthcare delivery system since he became founding CEO in 1981. CMH was the first rural hospital to…

Desiree Einsweiler. CEO of Palo Alto County Health System (Emmetsburg, Iowa). Ms. Einsweiler became CEO of Palo Alto County Health System, a 25-bed critical access hospital, in 2012. She previously served as interim CEO of Mitchell County Regional Health Center…

Thomas Dee. President and CEO of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (Bennington). Mr. Dee took over as CEO of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, which includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, in 2009. He previously served as CEO of Benedictine Hospital in Kingston,…