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80 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know | 2023

The executives featured on this list have taken steps toward ensuring their communities have access to improved health care services. While rural hospitals across the country have faced closure in recent years, these leaders have developed a model for not only surviving, but thriving.

Note: This list was developed by Becker’s Healthcare to highlight top executives from rural hospitals across the U.S. Contact Brendan Talian at btalian@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments. Click here to view nomination forms for future lists. These selections do not necessarily reflect American Heart Association policy or position.

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Arlan Johnson

CEO

Howard County Medical Center

St. Paul, NE

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Austin Gillard

CEO

Clay County Medical Center

Kansas

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Bob Kroese

CEO

Pella Regional Health Center

Pella, IA

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Brent Schmidt

Hospital President

Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital

Richfield, UT

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Brett Altman

CEO

Cass Health

Atlantic, IA

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Brian Harvill

President

Vidant Bertie Hospital

Windsor, NC

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Brooke Kensinger

CEO

MercyOne Elkader Medical Center

Iowa

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Bryan Breitling

Administrator

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital

Miller, SD

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Burke Kline

CEO

Jefferson Community Health and Life

Fairbury, NE

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Candy Powell

Administrator

Collingsworth General Hospital

Wellington, TX

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Carlos Milanes

CEO

Edgefield County Healthcare

Edgefield, SC

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Carolyn Sparks

CEO

Trousdale Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center

Carthage, TN

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Cheryl Brown

CEO

Henderson Health Care Services

Henderson, NE

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Christina Campos

Administrator

Guadalupe County Hospital

Santa Rosa, NM

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Clint Kotal

CEO

Methodist Hospital | Hill Country

Fredericksburg, TX

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Conner Fiscarelli

CEO

Gove County Medical Center

Quinter, KS

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Curtis Hawkinson

CEO

Community Memorial Healthcare

Marysville, KS

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Dar Elbert

CEO

Kossuth Regional Health Center

Algona, IA

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David Robertson

President and CEO

St. John's Health

Jackson, WY

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David Tupponce, MD

President

Allegheny Health Network Grove City Hospital

City, PA

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Doris Brown

CEO

Osborne County Memorial Hospital

Osborne, KS

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Doug McMillan

CEO

Cody Regional Health

Cody, WY

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E.J. Kuiper

President and CEO

CHI Health Plainview

Plainview, NE

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Emily Mastaler

CEO

River Hospital

Alexandria Bay, NY

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Eric Fish, MD

President and CEO

Schneck Medical Center

Seymour, IN

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Eric Packer. Governing Board Administrator of Cedar City Hospital

Utah

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Evalyn Ormond

CEO

Union General Hospital

Farmerville, LA

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Fran Witt, DNP, RN

President and CEO

Effingham Health System

Springfield, GA

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J. William Hankins. CEOof AVALA.

Covington, LA

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Jake Redden

CEO

Madelia Health

Madelia, MN

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Jane Curran-Meuli

President and CEO

Monroe Clinic

Monroe, WI

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Janell Goodno

CEO Kiowa (Kan.) District Healthcare

Kiowa, KS

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Jason Harrington

President and CEO

Lakes Regional Healthcare

Spirit Lake, IA

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Jason Merkley

President and CEO

Brookings

Brookings, SD

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Jeff Mengenhausen

CEO

Montrose Memorial Hospital

Montrose, CO

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Jeremiah J. Hodshire

President and CEO

Hillsdale Hospital

Hillsdale, MI

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Jim Marshall

President and CEO

Uintah Basin Healthcare

Roosevelt, UT

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Jody Nelson

CEO

St. Luke's Medical Center

Crosby, ND

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Joe Lohrman

CEO

Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center

Osceola, NE

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John Wagner

President and CEO

HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital

Chippewa Falls, WI

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Ken Westman

CEO

Riverwood Healthcare Center

Aitkin, MN

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Kevin Stansbury

CEO

Lincoln Health

Hugo, CO

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Kyle Bennett

President and CEO

Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center

Jasper, IN

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Lari Gooding, CEO of Allendale County Hospital

Fairfax, SC

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Larry Davy

CEO

Wallowa Memorial Hospital

Enterprise, OR

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Laura Gentry, BSN, RN

CEO

Atrium Health Navicent Peach

Byron, GA

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Linn Block

Chief Executive Officer

Manning Regional Healthcare Center

Manning, IA

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Lisa LeTexier

CEO

Pembina County Memorial Hospital

Cavalier, ND

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Lorraine Smith

CEO

Monroe County Hospital, Navicent Health Partner

Forsyth, GA

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Lukas Fischer, BSN

CEO

Linton Hospital

Linton, ND

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Marcus Lewis

CEO

First Care Health Center

Park River, ND

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Mark Boucot

President and CEO

Garrett Regional Medical Center

Oakland, MD

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Melissa Atkins

CEO

Graham County Hospital

Hill City, KS

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Michael Carroll

Administrator

Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi

Hospital-Delhi, LA

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Michael Hansen

President and CEO

Columbus Community Hospital

Columbus, NE

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Mick Brant

CEO

Gothenburg Health

Gothenburg, NE

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Mike Delfs

President and CEO

Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown, ND

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Natalie Couturiaux Ryder. Hospital Administrator – Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital, Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital, Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital of Ascension Michigan

KALmazoo, MI

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Natalie Gauer

Administrator

Milbank Area Hospital Avera

South Dakota

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Paulette Davidson

President and CEO

Monument Health

South Dakota

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Peter Marinoff

President

Munson Healthcare Cadillac

Cadillac, MI

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Preston Sauers

CEO

Kingman Healthcare Center

Kingman, KS

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Randall Dauby

CEO

Pinckneyville Community Hospital District

Pinckneyville, IL

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Rena Salamacha

CEO

Mee Memorial Healthcare System

King City, CA

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Renee Yanchura

Vice President and COO

St. Elizabeth Hospital

Enumclaw, VA

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Robbie Dewberry

CEO

Mitchell County Hospital District

Colorado City, TX

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Robert “Dale” Humphrey

President and CEO

Ascension Saint Thomas River Park of Ascension Saint Thomas River Park

McMinnville, TN

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Robyn Dunckhorst

CEO

Humboldt General Hospital

Winnemucca, NV

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Rose Goick Saddler, RN, MSN

Administrator

Ascension Standish Hospital and Ascension St. Joseph Hospital

Standish, MI

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Ryan Larsen

CEO

Community Medical Center

Falls City, NE

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Scott Langford

CEO

Beaver Valley and Milford Memorial Hospitals

Utah

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Shawn Howard

President and CEO

McAlester Regional Health Center

McAlester, OK

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Soniya Fidler

President

UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center

Steamboat Springs, CO

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Steve Massey

President and CEO

Westfields Hospital and Clinic

New Richmond, WI

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Tammy Smith RN-MSN, MBA, NE-BC

CEO

Pratt Regional Medical Center

Pratt, KS

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Thomas Mee RN, BSN

CEO

North Country Healthcare

Whitefield, NH

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Tommy Ibrahim

President and CEO

Bassett Healthcare Network

Cooperstown, NY

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Veronica Fuhs

CEO

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics and Davis County Hospital & Clinics

Albia and Bloomfield, IA

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Will Cook

President and CEO

Vail Health

Vail, CO

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William Davis

CEO

Crossroad Community Hospital

Mount Vernon, IL

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