Dr. Hermiston oversees physician recruitment, regional clinic administration, provider wellbeing and service line integration for Avera Medical Group’s 1,330 providers across 200 clinics. She has advanced 14 enterprisewide service lines to standardize care, improve quality and reduce cost, including merging women’s and children’s services in conjunction with a major hospital expansion. Previously, as lead clinic physician at Spirit Lake, Iowa-based Lakes Regional Family Medicine, Dr. Hermiston unified two clinics, led the development of a new facility, implemented team-based care and improved patient throughput while maintaining satisfaction levels. She also reduced her hospital’s C-section rate through best practice adoption and enhanced system transfer operations. She is a practicing rural family medicine and obstetrician physician who leverages her additional business and executive experience.
