Mr. Ruberg has spent more than 25 years at Aspirus Lake View Hospital, joining in 1998 as director of rehabilitation services before advancing to president. He now also serves as vice president of Aspirus St. Luke’s. Under his leadership, Aspirus Lake View Hospital was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for a second consecutive year, placing it in the top 7% of critical access hospitals nationally and among only 11 Minnesota hospitals to earn the distinction. In 2025, the hospital was named one of the top 20 critical access hospitals in the country for patient perspective, as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health and the National Rural Health Association. The hospital also received a 2024 “Performance Leadership Award” from Chartis in the patient perspective category. Mr. Ruberg has extended the community hospital’s reach into community mental health education, training bartenders, stylists, church leaders and business owners to recognize and respond to mental health distress, work that earned recognition at a statewide healthcare awards ceremony. He was elected 2026 board chair of the Minnesota Hospital Association after serving on its board since 2018, its executive committee since 2021, as secretary-treasurer in 2024 and chair-elect in 2025. Mr. Ruberg also chairs the boards of Wilderness Health, a seven-hospital collaborative in northeastern Minnesota, and the Two Harbors Federal Credit Union.
