Rural Hospital CEOs to Know | 2024

Adam Groshans

President

Mercy Health – Springfield Market

Springfield, OH

Alan Finley

President

Dardanelle Regional Medical Center

Dardanelle, AR

Andrew Morgan

President

Mercy Health – Toledo East Rural Market

Toledo, OH

Arlan Johnson

CEO

Howard County Medical Center

St. Paul, NE

August Querciagrossa

CEO

the Western Region at OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

Austin Gillard

CEO

Clay County Medical Center

Kansas

Bob Kroese

CEO

Pella Regional Health Center

Pella, IA

Bobby Stitt

Administrator

Mercy Hospital Logan County, Kingfisher and Watonga

Watonga, OK

Brent Schmidt

Hospital President

Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital

Richfield, UT

Brett Altman, DPT

CEO

Cass Health

Atlantic, IA

Brian Harvill

President

ECU Health Chowan, Bertie and Roanoke-Chowan Hospitals

Edenton, NC, Windsor, NC and Ahoskie, NC

Brooke Kensinger

CEO

MercyOne Elkader Medical Center

Iowa

Burke Kline

CEO

Jefferson Community Health & Life

Fairbury, NE

Candy Powell

Administrator

Collingsworth General Hospital

Wellington, TX

Carl Cline

Vice President and Administrator

Carilion Franklin Community Hospital

Roanoke, VA

Carl Selvick, PharmD

President and CEO

Black River Memorial Hospital

Black River Falls, WI

Carlos Milanes

CEO

Edgefield County Healthcare

Edgefield, SC

Carol Dozier

CEO

Norton King’s Daughters' Health

Madison, IN

Carolyn Sparks

CEO

Trousdale Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center

Carthage, TN

Carrie Jankowski

President

Mercy Health–Allen Hospital

Oberlin, OH

Cassie Mogg

CEO

Covenant Hospital Plainview

Plainview, TX

Cheryl Brown

CEO

Henderson Health Care Services

Henderson, NE

Chris Clark, DO

President

AHN Grove City Hospital

Grove City, PA

Chris Munton

CEO

Wilson Medical Center

Wilson, NC

Christina Campos

Administrator

Guadalupe County Hospital

Santa Rosa, NM

Christina McCulloch, BSN, RN

President

Sharon Hospital

Danbury, CT

Christine Tomaszewski, DNP, RN

Administrator

Ascension River District Hospital and Ascension St. John Hospital Health Center

Chesterfield, MI

Clint Kotal

CEO

Methodist Hospital | Hill Country

Fredericksburg, TX

Colleen Assavapisitkul, RN

President

Adventist Health Clear Lake

Roseville, CA

Conner Fiscarelli

CEO

Gove County Medical Center

Quinter, KS

Curtis Hawkinson

CEO

Community Memorial Healthcare

Marysville, KS

Dan Grigg

CEO

Wallowa Memorial Hospital

Enterprise, OR

Daniel P. Ireland, BSN

President and COO

Rochester Regional Health Finger Lakes Rural Hospitals

Rochester, NY

Dar Elbert

CEO

Kossuth Regional Health Center

Algona, IA

David Leighton

Administrator

Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

Ukiah, CA

David Walz

CEO and President

Madelia Health

Madelia, MN

Donna McGregor

President

St. Lawrence Health, Rochester Regional Health

Rochester, NY

Doris Brown

CEO

Osborne County Memorial Hospital

Osborne, KS

Doug McMillan

CEO

Cody Regional Health

Cody, WY

Emily Mastaler

CEO

River Hospital

Alexandria Bay, NY

Eric Fish, MD

President and CEO

Schneck Medical Center

Seymour, IN

Fran Witt, DNP, RN

President and CEO

Effingham Health System

Springfield, GA

Greg Madsen

CEO

Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital and VIce President of Carilion Clinic Eastern Division

Roanoke, VA

J. William “Bill” Hankins

CEO

AVALA

Covington, LA

Jane Curran-Meuli

President

SSM Health Monroe Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Janesville

Janesville, WI

Jason Harrington

President and CEO

Lakes Regional Healthcare

Spirit Lake, IA

Jason Merkley

President and CEO

Brookings Health System

Brookings, SD

Jason Wren

CEO

Medical City Decatur

Decatur, TX

Jeff Mengenhausen

CEO

Montrose Memorial Hospital

Montrose, CO

Jeff Prater

CEO

Carson Valley Health

Gardnerville, NV

Jeff Sollis

CEO

St. John's Health

Jackson, WY

Jeremy Bradford

President and CEO

Calvert Health System

Prince Frederick, MD

Jim Marshall

President and CEO

Uintah Basin Healthcare

Roosevelt, UT

Jody Nelson

CEO

St. Luke's Medical Center

Crosby, ND

Joe Lohrman

CEO

Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center

Osceola, NE

John Massimilla

Vice President

WellSpan Health and President of WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

Chambersburg, PA

John Wagner

President and CEO

HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital

Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, WI

Joseph Perras, MD

President and CEO

Cheshire Medical Center

Keene, NH

Joshua Ratner

CEO

HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley and Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Westchester Medical Center Health Network

Valhalla, NY

Joshua Shepherd

President

Buffalo Hospital and Cambridge Medical Center

Minneapolis, MN

Judy Leach

Administrator

Adventist Health Mendocino Coast

Roseville, CA

Karl Hertz

Administrator

Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center

Alaska

Karla Eischens

President and CEO

Sanford Health Bemidji Medical Center

Bemidji, MN

Ken Westman

CEO

Riverwood Healthcare Center

Aitkin, MN

Kevin Stansbury

CEO

Lincoln Health

Hugo, CO

Kim Lucero

CEO

Mt. San Rafael Hospital

Trinidad, CO

Kristie Williams

CEO and Vice President

Carilion Giles Community Hospital and Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital

Roanoke, VA

Kyle Bennett

President and CEO

Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center

Jasper, IN

Lari Gooding

CEO

Allendale County Hospital

Fairfax, SC

Laura Gentry, BSN, RN

CEO

Atrium Health Navicent Peach

Macon, GA

Linda Givens

Administrator

Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital

Roseville, CA

Lindsay Weber

President and CEO

Avera St. Benedict Health Center

Parkston, SD

Lisa LeTexier

CEO

Pembina County Memorial Hospital

Cavalier, ND

Loy Howard

President and CEO

Tanner Health System

Carrollton, GA

Lukas Fischer

CEO

Linton Regional Medical Center and South Central Health

Linton, ND and Wishek, ND

Marcus Lewis

CEO

First Care Health Center

Park River, ND

Mary Beth Seals

President

HH Lincoln Health

Fayetteville, TN

Matt Campion

Administrator

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital

Miller, SD

Megan Brosious

Chief Administrative Officer

Geisinger's Central Region

Danville, PA

Melissa Atkins

CEO

Graham County Hospital

Hill City, KS

Michael Carroll

Administrator

Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi

Hospital-Delhi, LA

Michael Cureton

CEO

Sutter Amador Hospital

Sacramento, CA

Michael Hansen

President and CEO

Columbus Community Hospital

Columbus, NE

Michael Waldrum, MD

CEO

ECU Health

Greenville, NC

Mike Delfs

President and CEO

Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown, ND

Natalie Gauer

Administrator

Milbank Area Hospital Avera

South Dakota

Natalie Ryder, MSN, RN

Administrator

Ascension Michigan's Southwest Region

Troy, MI

Paulette Davidson

President and CEO

Monument Health

Rapid City, SD

Peter Marinoff

President

Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital

Cadillac, MI

Preston Sauers

CEO

Kingman Healthcare Center

Kingman, KS

Randall Dauby

CEO

Pinckneyville Community Hospital District

Pinckneyville, IL

Rena Salamacha

CEO

Mee Memorial Healthcare System

King City, CA

Robyn Dunckhorst

CEO

Humboldt General Hospital

Winnemucca, NV

Rose Goick Saddler, MSN, RN

Administrator

Ascension St. Joseph Hospital and Ascension Standish Hospital

Standish, MI

Ryan Larsen

CEO

Community Medical Center

Falls City, NE

Shawn Howard

President and CEO

McAlester Regional Health Center

McAlester, OK

Soniya Fidler

President

UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center

Steamboat Springs, CO

Sonya Selhorst

President and CNO

Mercy Health – Defiance Hospital

Defiance, OH

Steve Massey

President and CEO

Westfields Hospital and Clinic

New Richmond, WI

Sunny Eappen, MD

President and CEO

The University of Vermont Health Network

Burlington

Susan Mooney, MD

President and CEO

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital

Lebanon, NH

Tammy Smith, MSN, RN

CEO

Pratt Regional Medical Center

Pratt, KS

Thomas Dee

President and CEO

Southwestern Vermont Healthcare

Bennington, VT

Trena Stocker

President

Mercy Health —Marcum & Wallace Hospital

Irvine, KY

Will Cook

President and CEO

Vail Health

Vail, CO

William Davis

CEO

Crossroad Community Hospital

Mount Vernon, IL

William Flattery

CEO

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center and Vice President of Carilion Clinic Western Region

Roanoke, VA