Two years ago, Dr. Erling stepped into his role as president and CEO of Renown Health, infusing a people-first approach into the organization’s mission, vision and values. He also implemented a new strategic plan to serve 1 million patients, led a restructuring initiative for more efficient operations, and set organizational benchmarks for top quartile performance in quality, finance, strategy, growth and people. Dr. Erling also reinvested in the community via an affiliation with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine to build Nevada’s first nonprofit academic health system. As a result of his efforts, Renown’s physician and employee engagement is up to 85% and CEO approval has risen to 78% according to Glassdoor, with a 95% CEO approval score from current employees. Prior, Dr. Erling held leadership positions at Centura Health in Centennial, Colo., including CMO, senior vice president and chief clinical officer. Most recently, he was president and CEO of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Penrose-St. Francis Health Services. An emergency medicine physician by training, he also previously served as president of the Alliance Group, a subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare, and was a founding partner of an emergency group in Denver.
