Ms. Jerdee has served as president and CEO of St. Francis Regional Medical Center since June 2019, overseeing all aspects of hospital operations, programs and services at the 100-bed nonprofit community hospital with more than 1,000 care team members. The medical center is jointly owned by Minneapolis-based Allina Health, Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health and Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners Park Nicollet, and is sponsored by Duluth Benedictine Ministries. Ms. Jerdee is known for her expertise in managing complex stakeholder relationships within a matrixed joint venture. In 2021, she led the expansion of the St. Francis Cancer Clinic, and the opening of six new mental health crisis beds in the emergency department in 2022. In 2024, St. Francis constructed and opened a new 44,000-square-foot building providing ambulatory surgery access to Shakopee and neighboring communities, which also houses a TRIA Orthopedic Clinic, urgent care and an ambulatory surgery center. In 2025, she spearheaded a major renovation and expansion of the emergency department, including additional clinical exam rooms and an expanded ambulance bay capable of accommodating four ambulances. Ms. Jerdee, a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, has maintained a strong financial profile for the hospital while consistently delivering positive operating margins.
