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Community Hospital CEOs to Know | 2024

Though many community hospitals offer acute care first and foremost, community hospital CEOs often also grow service lines for primary care, specialized services, rehabilitation, public health services and more. Executives are tasked with cultivating positive workforce cultures, directing overarching strategy, expanding offerings and maintaining financial stability.

Note: Becker’s Healthcare developed this list based on nominations and editorial research. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included leaders or associated healthcare providers. Leaders cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Leaders are presented in alphabetical order. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list. 

Contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments.

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Aimee Brewer

President and CEO

Sturdy Health

Attleboro, MA

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Alan Qualls

CEO

Northern Colorado Division, Banner Health

Greeley, Loveland and Fort Collins, CO

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Amber Price, DNP, RN

President

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Williamsburg, VA

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Amit Rastogi, MD

President and CEO

Jupiter Medical Center

Jupiter, FL

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Amy Blasing

CEO

Lovelace Women’s Hospital

Albuquerque, NM

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Amy E. Lee

President and COO

Nantucket Cottage Hospital

Nantucket, MA

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Amy Jerdee

President and CEO

St. Francis Regional Medical Center

Shakopee, MN

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Armand Dorian, MD

CEO

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

Glendale, CA

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Armin Rahmanian

Former President of OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital and OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital (Delaware)

Delaware

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Benjamin “Ben” Richaud

CEO

Lakeview Hospital, part of LCMC Health

Covington, LA

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Bill Hoefer

President

Corewell Health Zeeland and Pennock Hospitals

Zeeland, MI and Hastings, MI

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Bill Little

CEO

Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center

Hartsville, SC

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Bob Adams

President

Newton Medical Center and Hackettstown Medical Center and Senior Vice President of Atlantic Health System

Morristown, NJ

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Brandon McBride

CEO and Administrator

Logan Regional Hospital

Logan, UT

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Brett Altman, DPT

CEO

Cass Health

Atlantic, IA

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Brian Murphy, MD

CEO

Valley View Hospital

Glenwood Springs, CO

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Brian Ring

President and CEO

Henry Community Health

New Castle, IN

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Brian Wetzel

President

Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital and Vice President of Orlando Health

Cloud, FL

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Caitlin Miller, BSN, RN

President and Chief Hospital Executive

Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center

Edison, NJ

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Carl Cline

Vice President and Hospital Administrator

Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Carilion Clinic

Roanoke, VA

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Casey Greene

President

UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IA

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Cathy Pimple, DNP, RN

CEO

Newman Regional Health

Emporia, KS

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Chelsie Falk

CEO

Sanford Wheaton Medical Center

Wheaton, MN

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Cheryl McIntire

CEO and CFO

Lehigh Regional Medical Prime Healthcare

Lehigh Acres, FL

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Chris Klay

Southern Illinois Market CEO and President and CEO

HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

O’Fallon, IL

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Chris Lumsden

President and CEO

Northern Regional Hospital

Mount Airy, NC

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Chris Peek

President and CEO

CaroMont Health

Gastonia, NC

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Chris Self

President and CEO

AdventHealth Gordon and AdventHealth Murray

Calhoun, GA

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Christina Maguire

President and CEO

Mount Desert Island Hospital

Bar Harbor, ME

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Christine Schuster

President and CEO

Emerson Health

Concord, MA

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Christopher Roker. Lincoln CEO and System Chief Growth Officer of NYC Hospital + Health System

New York City, NY

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Clay Farell

CEO

St. Francis Medical Center

Lynwood, CA

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Connie Martin

President and Chief Administrative Officer

Fort Loudoun Medical Center

Lenoir City, TN

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Cory Edmondson

President and CEO

Peterson Health

Kerrville, TX

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Cristina Contreras

CEO

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan

New York, NY

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Dan Woods

CEO

El Camino Health

Mountain View, CA

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Dara Bartels

CEO

Mile Bluff Medical Center

Mauston, WI

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Darlene Rodowicz

President and CEO

Berkshire Health Systems

Pittsfield, MA

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Darrell Wachowiak, BSN, RN

President

ProMedica Flower Hospital

Sylvania, OH

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Darryl Wolfe

CEO

Olympic Medical Center

Port Angeles, WA

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David Huffstutler

President and CEO

St. David’s HealthCare

Austin, TX

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David Weis

CEO

AdventHealth Daytona Beach and the East Volusia Market

Volusia, FL

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Denise Schepici

President

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital

Vineyard, MA

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Denise Webber

President and CEO

Stillwater Medical

Stillwater, OK

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Dennis Pfleiger

President

St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus and St. Luke’s Quakertown Campus

Quakertown, PA

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Derrick Glum

CEO

Saint Mary’s Health Network

Reno, NV

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Don Avery

President and CEO

Fairview Park Hospital

Dublin, GA

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Doug Faus

President and CEO

Ivinson Memorial Hospital

Laramie, WY

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Drew Grossman

CEO

Baptist Health Mariners Hospital and Baptist Health Fisherman’s Community Hospital

Coral Gables, FL

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Edward Herrman

President and CEO

Hays Medical Center

Hays, KS

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EM V. Garcia

CEO

Sherman Oaks Hospital and Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino, CA

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Eric Carney

President and CEO

Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus

Long Branch, NJ and Lakewood, NJ

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Eric Packer

CEO and Administrator

Cedar City Hospital

Salt Lake City, UT

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Erik Thorsen

CEO

Columbia Memorial Hospital and the CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group

Astoria, OR

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Felissa Koernig

President and CEO

Oneida Health

Oneida, NY

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Floyd Long

CEO

NYC Health+Hospital/Carter

New York, NY

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Frank Citara

President and Chief Hospital Executive

Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center

Edison, NJ

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George Mikitarian

President and CEO

Parrish Medical Center

Titusville, FL

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Gordon Lintz

President and Chief Administrative Officer

Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System

Morristown, TN

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Greg Brown

Administrator

Ascension St. Vincent’s Blount Hospital

Oneonta, AL

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Greg Wilmot

CEO and President

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

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Gregory Nielsen

CEO

East Jefferson Medical Center

Metairie, LA

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J. Michael Marsh

President and CEO

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

Bellevue, WA

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J. William “Bill” Hankins

CEO

AVALA

Covington, LA

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James Machado

Regional President

Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside and Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns County

County, FL

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Jared Smith

CEO

Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West

Boynton Beach, FL

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Jarrod Johnson

President

UPMC Carlisle

Pittsburgh, PA

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Jason Paret

CEO

Catalina Island Medical Center

Avalon, CA

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Jason Pilant

President and Chief Administrative Officer

Roane Medical Center

Harriman, TN

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Jeff Mengenhausen

CEO

Montrose Regional Health

Montrose, CO

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Jeff Zewe

President and CEO

Northern Maine Medical Center

Fort Kent, ME

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Jennifer Yartym

President

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

Cortland, NY

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Joan M. Coffman

President and CEO

St. Tammany Health System

Covington, LA

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Jodi Fincher

CEO

St. Joseph Medical Center

Kansas City, MO

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John “Shanon” Hamilton

Administrator

Ascension St. Vincent’s Chilton Hospital

Clanton, AL

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John Horner

President and CEO

MHP Major Hospital

Shelbyville, IN

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John Langlois

CEO

Riverview Regional Medical Center

Gadsden, AL

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John Whiteside

Market CEO of SageWest Health Care (Riverton and Lander, Wyo.)

Riverton and Lander, WY

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Joseph Sawyer

CEO

Guthrie Troy Community Hospital and Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

Troy, PA and Sayre, PA

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Kandice Allen

CEO

Share Medical Center

Alva, OK

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Kane Dawson

CEO

Mission Regional Medical Center

Mission, TX

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Kathleen Silard, BSN, RN

President and CEO

Stamford Health

Stamford, CT

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Kay Whitley

CEO

Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center and Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center

Walsenburg, CO

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Keith Dacus

CEO

St. Charles Parish Hospital

Luling, LA

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Kelly Driscoll, RN

President and CEO

Faith Regional Health Services

Norfolk, NE

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Kevin Unger, PhD

President and CEO

UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital and UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies

Fort Collins, CO and Loveland, CO

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Lance Sewell

President, and Senior Vice President of Orlando Health North Central Region

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital

Clermont, FL

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Lani Fast

CEO

St. Bernard Parish Hospital

Chalmette, LA

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Laura T. Gentry, MBA, BSN, RN

CEO

Atrium Health Navicent Peach

Macon, GA

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Lisa Breza

Chief Administrative Officer

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton

Hamilton, NJ

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Lisa Iachetti, BSN, RN

President and Chief Hospital Executive

Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center

Edison, NJ

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Lisa Nichols

Hospital Administrator

UAB St.Vincent’s St. Clair

Pell City, AL

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Lorraine Smith

Vice President and CEO

Monroe County Hospital

Forsyth, GA

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Loy Howard

President and CEO

Tanner Health System

Carrollton, GA

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Lynnette Watkins, MD

President and COO

Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Northampton, MA

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M. Shafeeq Ahmed, MD

President

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

Columbia, MD

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Marcia Manker

CEO

MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center and Saddleback Medical Center

Fountain Valley, CA and Laguna Hills, CA

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Mark Rubino, MD

President

Forbes Hospital and Allegheny Valley Hospital

Monroeville, PA and Natrona Heights, PA

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Martha Henley

CEO

Unity Medical Center

Manchester, TN

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Mary Deynoodt

CEO

Ochsner Medical Center West Bank Campus

New Orleans, LA

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Mary Ellen Clyne, PhD

President and CEO

Clara Maass Medical Center of RWJBarnabas Health

Belleville, NJ

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Mary Leahy, MD

CEO

Bon Secours Charity Health System

Valhalla, NY

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Matt Smith

CEO

Clark Regional Medical Center

Winchester, KY

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Matthew McDonald, MD

President and CEO

Children’s Specialized Hospital

West Orange, NJ

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Maureen Schneider, PhD

President

Chilton Medical Center and Senior Vice President of Atlantic Health System

Pompton Plains, NJ and Morristown, NJ

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Melody Trimble

CEO

St. Francis-Emory Healthcare

Columbus, GA

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Michael F. Stapleton Jr.

President and CEO

UR Medicine Thompson Health

Canandaigua, NY

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Michael Lauf

President and CEO

Cape Cod Healthcare

Hyannis, MA

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Michael Prilutsky

President and CEO

Jersey City Medical Center

City, NJ

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Michele Morrison, RN

President and Chief Hospital Executive

Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center

Edison, NJ

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Michelle Fuentes

President and CEO

AdventHealth Castle Rock

Castle Rock, CO

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Mickey Foster

CEO

FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Pinehurst, NC

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Mike Delfs

President and CEO

Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown, ND

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Mike McCafferty

CEO

Sheridan Memorial Hospital

Sheridan, WY

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Mike Riley, RN

President and COO

Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

Huntersville, NC

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Myron Lewis

President and CEO

Blanchard Valley Health System

Findlay, OH

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Nancy DiLiegro, PhD

President and CEO

RWJBarnabas Health Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Elizabeth, NJ

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Nizar Kifaieh, MD

President and CEO

Hudson Regional Hospital

Secaucus, NJ

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Paige Dworak

President and CEO

CareWell Health Medical Center

East Orange, NJ

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Parrish Scarboro

CEO

San Dimas Community Hospital

San Dimas, CA

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Patricia Carroll

President and Chief Hospital Executive

Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center

Edison, NJ

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Patrick Ahearn

CEO

Community Medical Center

Toms River, NJ

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Patrick J. Delaney

Chief Administrative Officer

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Somerville, NJ

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Patti VanDort

CEO

Holland Hospital

Holland, MI

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Patty Donley

Vice President

WellSpan Health and President of WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

York, PA

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Paul Hinchey, MD

COO

University Hospitals

Cleveland, OH

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Phillip Kambic

President and CEO

Riverside Healthcare

Kankakee, IL

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Rachelle Schultz, EdD

President and CEO

Winona Health

Winona, MN

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Regginald Jordan

Executive Director

Montefiore Wakefield Hospital and Vice President of Clinical Services for Montefiore Health System

New York City, NY

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Rob Calhoun

President and CEO

West Jefferson General Hospital

Marrero, LA

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Rob Vissers, MD

President and CEO

Boulder Community Health

Boulder, CO

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Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN

President and CEO

WellSpan Health

York, PA

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Russ Johnson

President and CEO

LMH Health

Lawrence, KS

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Sandy Badinger

CEO

Slidell Memorial Hospital

Slidell, LA

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Scott Knight

CEO

Sutter Tracy Community Hospital

Sacramento, CA

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Shawn Howard

President and CEO

McAlester Regional Health Center

McAlester, OK

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Shawn Molsberger

Senior Vice President

Orlando Health Northeast Region and President of Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital

Longwood, FL

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Shawn Morrow

President

UnityPoint Health–Quad Cities Market

Illinois

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Soniya Fidler

President

UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center

Steamboat Springs, CO

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Stephanie Schwartz

Senior Vice President

Atlantic Health System and President of Overlook Medical Center

Summit, NJ

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Stephen Bowerman

President and CEO

Midland Health

Midland, TX

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Stephen Porter

CEO

Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Fayetteville, GA

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Stephen Robinson, Jr

CEO

Ochsner Medical Center–Kenner

Kenner, LA

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Steve Lail

President and CEO

Down East Community Hospital and Calais Community Hospital

Machias, ME and Calais, ME

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Steve Purves

President and CEO

Valleywise Health

Phoenix, AZ

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Steven Edgar

CEO

Medical City Denton

Denton, TX

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Stuart Levine, MD

President

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

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Svetlana Lipyanskaya

CEO

NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health

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Takeisha Charles Davis. MD

CEO and President

New Orleans East Hospital

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Tammy Loosbrock

CEO

Sanford Luverne Clinic and Sanford Rock Rapids Clinic

Rapids, MN

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Thibaut van Marcke

Senior Vice President

Orlando Health Southeast Region, and President, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital

Orlando, FL

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Thomas Kleinhanzl

President and CEO

Frederick Health

Frederick, MD

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Thomas Mee, BSN, RN

CEO

North Country Healthcare

Whitefield, NH

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Thomas Miller

President

Aurora BayCare Medical Center

Green Bay, WI

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Timothy J. Hogan

President and Chief Hospital Executive

Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center and Executive Vice President of Care Transformation Services for Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

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Timothy O’Brien

CEO

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center

Montclair, NJ

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Vallerie Gleason

President and CEO

NMC Health

Newton, KS

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Wade Johnson

CEO

St. Peter’s Health

Helena, MT

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