Mr. Trenschel leads Onvida Health, a 430-bed independent rural health system located 10 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. He has done so for more than a decade, committing $438 million in investments over five years to modernize and expand healthcare infrastructure in one of the country’s most challenging payer environments, where 83% of patients are covered by government programs. A board-certified family physician, Dr. Trenschel has overseen the opening of a new campus, a 24-bed behavioral health hospital and an expanded cancer center, while growing the system’s robotic surgery program to seven surgical robots and adding more than 65 clinical services over his tenure. He spearheaded Arizona’s first rural regional medical school branch in partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, offering full-tuition scholarships through a three-year primary care pathway designed to train and retain physicians in rural communities, complementing a family and community medicine residency program that has graduated 65 physicians with a 100% board pass rate. Dr. Trenschel also initiated a first-of-its-kind partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to construct a $33 million outpatient clinic bringing primary and specialty services to local veterans, with construction beginning in 2026. During his tenure, Onvida Health earned the Baldrige Foundation’s “Leadership Excellence in Healthcare Award,” a Forbes “Best Employer” designation and the “Pathway to Excellence” designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, making it the first hospital in Arizona to receive that honor. Dr. Trenschel currently serves as chairman of the board of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.
