Ms. Andersen serves as president and CEO of Marian Regional Medical Center, encompassing Arroyo Grande (Calif.) Community Hospital and French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif., overseeing an organization with more than $1 billion in annual net revenue. Her leadership spans three hospital locations, residency programs, a skilled nursing facility, cancer centers, surgery centers, a crisis stabilization center, an acute rehabilitation facility, a homecare entity, three hospital foundations and outpatient laboratories, imaging and infusion centers. Under her leadership, all three hospitals have received “A” ratings from Leapfrog, and French Hospital secured its 28th consecutive Leapfrog “A” grade and a 5-star rating from CMS. She oversaw the establishment of a level 2 trauma center at Marian Regional Medical Center, dramatically expanding access to critical care for Northern Santa Barbara County residents, along with the opening of a crisis stabilization center supporting individuals experiencing mental health crises. A new cancer center will be completed in San Luis Obispo this year to serve the entire community. Ms. Andersen is current board chair of CenCal Health, the region’s two-county Medicaid program, and was previously a market CFO overseeing finance work for five hospitals before 2018.
