May 20, 2015 The Honorable John Boehner United … · Bruce C. Christian ... Avera Creighton...
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May 20, 2015
The Honorable John Boehner
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Minority Leader
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Harry Reid
Minority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leaders Reid and Pelosi,
As the 114th
Congress works to ensure that health care providers can continue to provide high
quality, affordable health care in our communities, we are writing as the leaders of 524 hospitals
and health systems to express our full support for a program that helps needy Americans every
day.
For more than 20 years, the 340B drug discount program has played a critical role in enabling
public and non-profit hospitals that care for a high number of low-income Medicare and
Medicaid patients to serve our communities. 340B allows our hospitals -- both rural and urban --
to reduce pharmaceutical costs for tens of millions of needy residents and stretch scarce federal
resources, just as Congress intended.
This valuable program, which was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush and
continues to enjoy broad bipartisan support, enables our hospitals to expand health care services
to the community, increase the number of patients we serve and offset losses from
uncompensated care. In some instances, the program allows us to keep our emergency rooms
and hospital doors open.
340B hospitals care for more than twice as many low-income patients and shoulder nearly twice
the uncompensated care costs as other hospitals. The program helps reduce the high costs of
treating indigent, uninsured and underinsured patients while expanding access to medications
and services at no cost to the government or the public. If the program were to be restricted, vital
services to the underserved would be cut back. Prescription drug costs for our patients would
rise dramatically and taxpayers would have to pick up the tab.
We thank you for your leadership on this and all issues affecting hospitals and look forward to
working together to protect and strengthen this vital lifeline for the community.
Sincerely,
John I. Lewis
President and CEO
ACMH Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Rick D. Mace
President and CEO
Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
Bolingbrook, IL
Bruce C. Christian
Chief Executive Officer
Adventist GlenOaks Hospital
Glendale Heights, IL
Steven N. Little
President and CEO
Agnesian HealthCare
Fond du Lac, WI
John W. Paul
CEO and President
Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, PA
Penny Wheeler, MD
President and CEO
Allina Health
Minneapolis, MN
Jack Green
CEO
Antelope Memorial Hospital
Neligh, NE
William T. Foley
Hospital Director
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Robert Henkel
President and CEO
Ascension Health
St. Louis, MO
Gregg Olson
CEO
Aspirus Medford Hospital and Clinics
Medford, WI
Chuck Nelson
Regional Chief Executive Officer
Aspirus Upper Peninsula Hospitals
Wausau, WI
Nick Turkal, MD
CEO
Aurora Healthcare
Milwaukee, WI
Jennifer Poppen
CEO
Avera Creighton Hospital
Creighton, NE
Janice Schardin
Administrator
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital
De Smet, SD
Lindsay Flannery
Administrator
Avera Dells Area Hospital
Dell Rapids, SD
Mark Schmidt
CEO
Avera Gettysburg Memorial Hospital
Gettysburg, SD
Anthony Timanus
Administrator
Avera Gregory Hospital
Gregory, SD
Bryan Breitling
Administrator
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital
Miller, SD
John T. Porter
President and CEO
Avera Health
Sioux Falls, SD
Jon Soderholm
President and CEO
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Dale Hustedt
Administrator
Avera Holy Family Hospital
Estherville, IA
Mary Maertens
Regional President and CEO
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
Marshall, MN
Dave Kapaska, DO
Regional President
Avera McKennan Hospital and University
Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD
Thomas Clark
Regional President and CEO
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital
Mitchell, SD
Douglas R. Ekeren
President and CEO
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton, SD
Ron Cork
President and CEO
Avera St. Anthony's Hospital
O'Neill, NE
Gale Walker
Regional President and CEO
Avera St. Benedict Hospital
Parkston, SD
Todd Forkel
Regional President and CEO
Avera St. Luke's Hospital
Aberdeen, SD
Bob Sutton
Regional President and CEO
Avera St. Mary's Hospital
Pierre, SD
Gaea Blue
CEO
Avera Weskota Memorial Hospital
Wessington Springs, SD
Peter Fine
CEO
Banner Health Care
Phoenix, AZ
Stephen Hanson
CEO
Baptist Health
Louisville, KY
Brian E. Keeley
President and CEO
Baptist Health South Florida
Hugh Greene
President and CEO
Baptist Health System
Jacksonville, FL
Scott Raynes
Administrator
Baptist Hospital
Pensacola, FL
BoBoulenger
Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, FL
J. Peter Selman
Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL
Brad Parsons
CEO/Administrator
Baptist Memorial Healthcare Jonesboro
Jonesboro, AR
Susan Breeden
CEO/Administrator
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Huntingdon, TN
Bill Henning
Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Memorial Hospital – North
Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Samuel S. Lynd
Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Memorial Hospital – Tipton and
Baptist Cancer Center
Covington, TN
Kyle Armstrong
Administrator and CEO
Baptist Memorial Hospital Collierville
Collierville, TN
Anita Vaughn
CEO
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
Memphis, TN
Paul Cade
CEO
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
Columbus, MS
Skipper Bondurant
CEO
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
Union City, TN
Dana Dye
Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
Memphis, TN
Robert W. Canon
President
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Edward J. Hannon
Chief Executive Officer
Bates County Memorial Hospital
Butler, MO
Stephen R. Mason
CEO
BayCare Health System
Clearwater, FL
Tom Trenary
President
Baylor Medical Center at Garland
Garland, TX
Thomas W. Sommers
Chief Executive Officer
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health
Center
Beatrice, Nebraska
Bob Charron
Chief Executive Officer
Beauregard Memorial Hospital
DeRidder, LA
John Goodnow
CEO
Benefis Health System
Great Falls, MT
Susan Mendelowitz
President
Bergen Regional Medical Center
Paramus, NJ
Tim Colburn
President & CEO
Berger Health System
Circleville, OH
Kevin Tabb, MD
President and CEO
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Roger Kirk
President and CEO
Bethesda Health
Boynton Beach, FL
Philip M. Cormier
Chief Executive Officer
Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals
Gloucester, MA
Nicholas Wolter, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Rich Statuto
CEO
Bon Secours
Marriottsville, MD
Samuel Ross, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Bon Secours Baltimore Health System
Baltimore, MD
Michael K Kerner
CEO
Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System
Norfolk, VA
Michael Robinson
CEO
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical
Center
Mechanicsville, VA
Joe Smith
CEO
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Virgil Underwood
CEO
Boone Memorial Hospital
Madison, WV
Daniel Griess
Chief Executive Officer
Box Butte Geneal Hospital
Alliance, NE
John E. Keelan
CEO
Brodstone Memorial Hospital
Superior, NE
Frank J. Sardone
Chief Executive Officer
Bronson Healthcare Group
Kalamazoo, MI
Calvin Glidewell, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Broward Health Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Shannon Sorensen
Chief Executive Officer
Brown County Hospital
Ainsworth, NE
Linda F. Deville
CEO
Bunkie General Hospital
Bunkie, LA
Fran Tramp
President
Burgess Health Center
Onawa, IA
Kevin Fowler
Chief Executive Officer
Cabell Huntington Hospital
Huntington, WV
Marvin Neth
CEO
Callaway District Hospital
Callaway, NE
Timothy Richman
President
Calumet Medical Center
Chilton, WI
Patrick R. Wardell
CEO
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Michael Nagowski
CEO
Cape Fear Valley Health System
Fayetteville, NC
Douglas R. Luckett
President and CEO
CaroMont Health
Gastonia, NC
Jeff Tindle
Chief Executive Officer
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Carrollton, MO
Todd Hudspeth
Chief Executuve Officer
Cass County Health System
Atlantic, IA
Rod Barton
Administrator
Cassia Regional Medical Center
Burley, ID
J. Anthony Rose
President and CEO
Catawba Valley Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Kevin E. Lofton
Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Health Initiatives
Englewood, CO
Lawrence Blue
Administrator/CEO
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital
Langdon, ND
Alan Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
Caverna Memorial Hospital
Horse Cave, KY
Thomas M. Priselac
President and CEO
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Dennis Miley
Administrator
CentraCare Health-Paynesville
Paynesville, MN
Peter Chalke
CEO
Central Maine Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
Christopher S.W. Noland
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Central Montana Medical Center
Lewistown, MT
Sam Huenergardt
CEO
Central Texas Medical Center
San Marcos, TX
Sheri Trahern
Chief Administrative Officer
Centura Health - St. Thomas More Hospital
Canon City, CO
Harold Krueger
CEO
Chadron Community Hospital and Health
Services
Chadron, NE
David L. Ramsey
President and CEO
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, WV
Lyn Jenks
CEO
Charlevoix Area Hospital
Charlevoix, MI
Ketul Patel
CEO
CHI Franciscan Health
Takoma, WA
Jason Breuer
President
CHI LakeWood Health
Baudette, MN
Harold Geller
President
CHI St. Anthony Hospital
Pendleton, OR
Randy Slack
CEO
CHI St. Luke’s Health – Memorial
Livingston
Livingston, TX
Peggy Troy
President and CEO
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Bob Bonar
CEO
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of
Minnesota
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
John Henderson
CEO
Childress Regional Medical Center
Childress, TX
Paul Trevino
President and CEO
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas
Marion, IN
Pamela Robertson
President and CEO
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
Corpus Christi, TX
Donald Weidemann
CEO
Cibola General Hospital
Grants, NM
Lee Ann Liska
President and CEO
Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Donald J. Babb
Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Bolivar, MO
J.D. Mullins
CEO
Clinton County Hospital
Albany, KY
Neal Jensen
CEO
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
Globe, AZ
Ella Helms
CEO
Cogdell Hospital
Snyder, TX
James L. Matney
Presdient and Chief Executive Offifcer
Colquitt Regional Medical Center
Moultrie, GA
Travis Andersen
President and CEO
Columbia St. Mary’s
Milwaukee, WI
Jim Bickel
President and CEO
Columbus Regional Health
Columbus, IN
Curtis R. Hawkinson
Chief Executive Officer
Community Memorial Healthcare
Marysville, KS
Michael Harvey
President and CEO
Community Memorial Hospital
Syracuse, NE
Paul Korth
CEO
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Cookeville, TN
Glenn Sisk
CEO
Coosa Valley Medical Center
Sylacauga, AL
Mark Webster
President
Cortland Regional Medical Center
Cortland, NY
Michael Coyle
CEO
Coteau des Prairies Health Care System
Sisseton, SD
Maria Ryan
CEO
Cottage Hospital
Woodsville, NH
Richard Parks
President and CEO
Covenant Health
Lubbock, TX
Jared C. Rogers, MD
Regtional President and CEO
Covenant Medical Center
Urbana, IL
Bill Bruce
CEO and President
Crawford County Memorial Hospital
Denison, IA
Bill Welch
CEO
Crete Area Medical Center
Crete, NE
Joan Richards
Chief Executive Officer
Crozer-Keystone Health System
Springfield, PA
Skip Gjolberg
CEO
Cuero Community Hospital
Cuero, TX
Mike Gutsch
Chief Executive Officer
Cumberland Healthcare
Cumberland, WI
Wayne Hellerstedt
Interim CEO
Curry Health Network
Gold Beach, OR
Veronica Schmidt
CEO
Custer Regional Hospital & Senior Care
Custer, SD
Matt Wille
Chief Executive Officer
Dallas County Hospital
Perry, IA
Robert Issai
CEO
Daughters of Charity Health System
Los Altos Hills, CA
Mark Doak
CEO
Davis Health System
Elkins, WV
Suzanne L. Cooner
Chief Executive Officer
Decatur County Hospital
Leon, IA
John Shelton
CEO
DeKalb Medical Center
Decatur, GA
Lenny Lyons
Administrator
Delta Community Medical Center
Delta, UT
Vincent A. Sica
Chief Executive Officer
DeSoto Memorial Hospital
Arcadia, FL
Kathy White
CEO
Doctors Medical Center
San Pablo, CA
Scott Barrilleaux
CEO
Drew Memorial Hospital
Monticello, AR
Chris B. Griffin
Administrator
DW McMillan Memorial Hospital
Brewton, AL
Jack R. Endres
Administrator
East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Texas
Michelle Hood
CEO
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
Brewer, ME
Bob Krickbaum
Chief Executive Officer
Edwards County Hospital
Kinsley, KS
Barry R. Freedman
President and CEO
Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, PA
Rebecca McCain
CEO
Electra Memorial Hospital
Electra, TX
Roger A. Masse
Chief Executive Officer
Ellsworth County Medical Center
Ellsworth, KS
Michelle Hood
CEO
EMHS
Brewer, ME
Dane Peterson
Hospital Group President
Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
Vicki Darnell
CEO
Ephraim McDowell Health
Danville, KY
Kevin Spiegel
CEO
Erlanger Health System
Chattanooga, TN
Lisa Harris, MD
CEO
Eskenazi Health
Indianapolis, IN
David Herman, MD
CEO
Essentia Health
Duluth, MN
Brian Herwig
CEO
Estes Park Medical Center
Estes Park, CO
David d. Murphy
Interim CEO
Fairview Health Services
Minneapolis, MN
Willis L. Reese
Administrator
Falls Community Hospital and Clinic
Marlin, Texas
Alden M. Vandeveer
Chief Executive Officer
Fillmore County Hospital
Palacios, TX
Paul Utemark
CEO
Fillmore County Hospital
Geneva, NE
Randy Ulseth
CEO
FirstLight Health System
Mora, MN
Doug Harcombe
Administrator
Florida Hospital Altamonte
Altamonte Springs, FL
Jennifer Wandersleben
Administrator
Florida Hospital Apopka
Apopka, FL
Monica Reed, MD
Administrator
Florida Hospital Celebration Health
Celebration, FL
Mike Thompson
Administrator
Florida Hospital East Orlando
Orlando, FL
Jeff Villanueva
Administrator
Florida Hospital Kissimmee
Kissimmee, FL
Rob Fulbright
Administrator
Florida Hospital Orlando
Orlando, FL
Michael Donlin
Administrator
Floyd Valley Hospital Avera
Le Mars, IA
Evan Dillard
President and CEO
Forrest Health
Hattiesburg, MS
Kevin Leahy
CEO and President
Franciscan Alliance
Mishawaka, IN
James T. Callaghan, MD
President
Franciscan St Anthony Health; CEO
Franciscan St. Margaret Health-
Hammond
Michigan City, IN
Arnie Kimmel
CEO and President
Franciscan St. James Health
Olympia Fields, IL
Gene Diamond
Northern Indiana Region CEO
Franciscan St. Margaret Health
Hammond, IN
Linda Bush
Administrator
Franklin Co. Memorial Hospital
Franklin, NE
Patrick Booth
President and CEO
Fremont Health
Freemont, NE
Doug Cropper
President and CEO
Genesis Health System
Davenport, IA
Bruce P. Bailey
President and CEO
Georgetown Hospital System
Georgetown, SC
Peter F. Buckley, MD
Interim CEO
Georgia Regents Medical Center
Augusta, GA
Jim Heckert
CEO
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
Alamogordo, NM
Jon D. Braband
President and CEO
Glencoe Regional Health Services
Glencoe, MN
Randy S. Wertz
CEO
Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
Clinton, MO
Mike Warren
Pesident
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
Mt. Vernon, IL
Pete Weber
CEO
Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, GA
Michael Brant
CEO
Gothenburg Memorial Hospital
Gothenburg, NE
John M. Haupert
President and CEO
Grady Health System
Atlanta, GA
Russ Wetherell
Administrator
Grandview Medical Center
Dayton, OH
Lee Rhodes
Chief Executive Officer
Greeley County Health Services
Tribune, KS
James H. Jackson Jr.
Executive Director/CEO
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
Greenwood, MS
Jeff Feasel
President and CEO
Halifax Health
Daytona Beach, FL
George V Masi
President and CEO
Harris Health
Houston, TX
Steve Taylor
CEO
Harrison County Hospital
Corydon, IN
Scott North
President Acute Care Hospitals
HealthEast
St. Paul, MN
Tom Jones
CEO
Heart of Texas Healthcare System
Brady, TX
Robert Morasko
CEO
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical
Center
Salida, CO
Glenn Zevenbergen
Administrator
Hegg Memorial Health Center Avera
Rock Valley, IA
Scott Pillion
Chief Executive Officer
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
Newberry, MI
Nancy M. Schlichting
Chief Executive Officer
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI
John Moore
CEO
Hiawatha Community Hospital
Hiawatha, KS
Julie Stuck
CEO
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Logan, OH
Judith Rogers
President
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring, MD
Christopher Meyer
CEO
Holzer Health System
Gallipolis, OH
Wanda Miller
CEO/Administrator
Home Care/Hospice | BMHCC CORP
Memphis, TN
William Duquette
CEO
Homestead Hospital
Homestead, FL
Garry Scheib
Executive Director
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Arlan D. Johnson
CEO
Howard County Medical Center
St. Paul, NE
Marian Furlong
President and CEO
Hudson Hospital & Clinic
Hudson, WI
David Spillers
CEO
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
Melany Gavulic, RN
Presdent and CEO
Hurley Medical Center
Flint, MI
Jeffery Longbrake
President and CEO
Huron Medical Center
Bad Axe, MI
David Dick
President and CEO
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron, SD
Parker A. Templeton
President and CEO
Iberia Medical Center
New Iberia, LA
Mike Haley
President
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial
Hospital
Muncie, IN
Herbert Buchanan
President
Indiana University Health Methodist and
University Hospitals
Indianapolis, IN
Jeff Zeh
President
Indiana University Health White Memorial
Hospital
Monticello, IN
Kurt E. Johnson
President and CEO
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey, IL
J. Knox Singleton
CEO
Inova
Fairfax, VA
Steve Smoot
Regional Vice President
Intermountain Healthcare South Region
Provo, Utah
Stephanie McCoy, RN
President and CEO
Jackson General Hospital
Ripley, WV
Joe B. Riley
President and CEO
Jackson Hospital & Clinic
Montgomery, AL
Chad Jurgens
CEO
Jefferson Community Health Center
Fairbury, NE
Christina DeRosa
President
Jefferson Medical Center
Ranson, WV
Walter Johnson
President and CEO
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Pine Bluff, AK
Dana D. Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Jennings American Legion Hospital
Jennings, LA
Ronald R. Peterson
CEO
Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System
Baltimore, MD
Diane Newman
Administrator
Johnson County Hospital
Tecumseh, NE
Kathy Johnson
CEO/Administrator
Johnson Memorial Health Services
Dawson, MN
Sean S. McMurray
Vice President/Chief Executive Officer
Johnston Memorial Hospital
Abingdon, VA
Kevin L. Rogols
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
Kalkaska, MI
Martha Smith
CEO
Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women &
Children
Honolulu, HI
Margaret Dimond
President
Karmanos Cancer Hospital
Detroit, MI
Thomas E. Jackiewicz
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive
Officer
Keck Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Alvin Hoover
Chief Executive Officer
King’s Daughters Medical Center
Brookhaven, MS
Jon Ness
Chief Executive Officer
Kootenai Health
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Scott Curtis
Administrator/CEO
Kossuth Regional Health Center
Algona, IA
Thomas L. Macaronas
Interim CEO
Labette Health
Parsons, KS
Karen Collins, RN
Chief Executive Officer
Lady of the Sea Hospital
Cut Off, LA
Patrick W. Gandy, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Lafayette General Medical Center
Lafayette, LA
Dennis Fleenor R.N.
Chief Executive Officer
Lamb Healthcare Center
Littlefield, TX
Jonathan Moe
Administrator
Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital
Avera
Scotland, SD
Sherry Bea Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital
Deadwood, SD
Jim Nathan
President and CEO
Lee Memorial Health System
Fort Myers, FL
Tim Babineau, MD
President and CEO
Lifespan
Providence, RI
Julie M. Murray
CEO
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
Central City, NE
Kyle Hansen
CEO/Administrator
Logan Regional Hospital
Logan, UT
Jim Raggio
Chief Executive Officer
Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Lompoc, CA
John Serle
CEO
Lourdes Health Network
Pasco, WA
Alexander J. Hatala
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lourdes Health System
Camden, NJ
Charles Van Sluyter
Interim CEO/President
LRGHealthcare
Franklin, NH
Donald A. Malone Jr., MD
President
Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland, OH
Marcia Hendricks
CEO
Madison County Health Care System
Winterset, IA
Dr. Rachel Gonzalez
CEO
Madison Memorial Hospital
Rexburg, ID
Erika Skula
President/CEO
Manchester Memorial Hospital
Manchester, KY
Stephen A. Purves
Presdent and CEO
Maricopa Integrated Health System
Phoenix, AZ
Rick Freeburg
CEO
Mariners Hospital
Tavernier, FL
Paul Usher
CEO
Marion General Hospital
Marion, IN
H. Alan Watson
Chief Executive Officer
Maury Regional Healthcare System
Columbia, TN
Bill Lawrence
Presdent and CEO
McLaren Central Michigan
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Chad Grant
President and CEO
McLaren Oakland
Pontiac, MI
Letha Stokes
Chief Executive Officer
Medical Arts Hospital
Lamesa, Texas
Daniel Moen
CEO
Medical Center and Sisters of Providence
Health System
Springfield, MA
Bill Webster
Chief Executive Officer
Medical Center Health System
Odessa, TX
Ken Samet
CEO
MedStar Health
Columbia, MD
Kyle Rasmussen
CEO
Meeker Memorial Hospital
Litchfield, MN
Robert C. Copple
President and CEO
Memorial Community Hospital & Health
System
Blair, NE
Maggie Gill
President and CEO
Memorial Health
Savannah, GA
Roger Reamer
Chief Executive Officer
Memorial Health Care Systems
Seward, NE
Brian Dean
Interim CEO
Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas
Medical Center
Houston, TX
Brett Bollmann
CEO
Memorial Hospital
Chester, IL
Michael McAndrew
CEO
Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Sulphur Springs, TX
Edward M. Schottland
President and CEO
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Pawtucket, RI
Bill Manns
President
Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Grand Rapids, MI
Thomas R. Mullen
President and CEO
Mercy Health Services
Baltimore, MD
Ryan Gehrig
President
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
Matthew Grimshaw
President
Mercy Medical Center
Williston, ND
Tom Gessel
President and CEO
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Durango, CO
Art Nizza
CEO
Meriter-UnityPoint Health
Madison, WI
Stephen L. Mansfield
CEO
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Bruce Begley
CEO
Methodist Hospital
Henderson, KY
Gary Shorb
CEO
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Memphis, TN
Akram Boutros, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
MetroHealth System
Cleveland, OH
Carlyle Walton
CEO
Metroplex Health System
Killeen, TX
Mark Santamaria
President and CEO
MidMichigan Medical Center-Gratiot
Alma, Michigan
Natalie Gauer
Administrator
Milbank Area Hospital Avera
Milbank, SD
Alan Brechbill
Executive Director
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Daniel E. Neufelder
CEO
Ministry Health Care
Milwaukee, WI
Mary T. Krueger RN
Hospital President
Ministry Health Care
Milwaukee, WI
Scott Perra
President and CEO
Mohawk Valley Health System
New Hartford, NY
Cynthia K. McGuire
President and CEO
Monadnock Community Hospital
Peterborough, NH
Jeffrey M. Brannon
Chief Executive Officer
Monroe County Hospital
Monroeville, AL
Vicky McFall
CEO
Monroe County Medical Center
Tompkinsville, KY
David Abercrombie
CEO
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital
Red Oak, IA
Mark Laney, MD
President and CEO
Mosaic Life Care
St. Joseph, MO
Karen Teitelbaum
CEO
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Monty McLaurin
CEO Northwest Market
Mountain States Health Alliance
Johnson City, TN
Stephanie J. Riemer
President
Munson Healthcare - Grayling Hospital
Grayling, MI
Peter Marinoff
President
Munson Healthcare – Paul Oliver Memorial
Hospital
Frankfort, MI
Mike Stevenson
CEO
Murphy Medical Center
Murphy, NC
Dennis Goebel
CEO
Murray County Medical Center
Slayton, MN
Steven A. Rose, RN
CEO/President
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Seaford, DE
Lawrence H. Chewning
CEO
Nash Health Care Systems
Rocky Mount, NC
Marty Fattig
CEO
Nemaha County Hospital
Auburn, NE
Lee McCall
Chief Executive Officer
Neshoba County General Hospital-Nursing
Home
Philadelphia, MS
Kevin Leeper
CEO
Nevada Regional Medical Center
Nevada, MO
Bruce King
President and CEO
New London Hospital
New London, NH
Toby Freier
President
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Ramanathan Raju, MD
President and CEO
New York City Health and Hospitals
Corporation
New York, NY
Joseph Ruffolo
President and CEO
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Niagara Falls, NY
Melody Trimble
CEO
Niswonger Children's Hospital
Johnson City, TN
Vincent Leist
President and CEO
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
Harrison, AR
James E. Cathey, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
North Oaks Health System
Hammond, LA
Jason Spring
Chief Executive Officer
North Valley Hospital
Whitefish, MT
Louis A. Bass
Chief Executive Officer
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical
Anniston, Alabama
Connie Koutouzos
CEO
Northstar Health System
Iron River, MI
Mark T. Leonard
CEO
Norton Community Hospital
Norton, VA
Ryan Stover
Administrator/CEO
Norton County Hospital
Norton, KS
Stephen A. Williams
CEO
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, KY
Carl S. Armato
President and CEO
Novant Health
Durham, NC
Wendy Z. Goldstein
CEO
NYU Lutheran Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Becki Thompson
President
Oakes Community Hospital
Oakes, ND
Ginger Williams
President and CEO
Oaklawn Hospital
Marshall, MI
Ginger Williams, MD
President and CEO
Oaklawn Hospital
Marshall, MI
John Barrett
CEO
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
Norfolk, VA
Tim Weir
CEO
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester, MN
Michael Huff
Chief Executive Officer
Olney Hamilton Hospital
Olney, TX
Jamal Hakim
Interim President and CEO
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL
Robert J. Wentz
Chief Executive Officer
Oroville Hospital
Oroville, CA
Richard M. Ash
CEO
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Janet Dykstra
Administrator/CEO
Osceola Community Hospital
Sibley, IA
Rene Ragas
President and CEO
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital
Bogalusa, LA
K. Scott Wester
CEO
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical
Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Thomas Keller
President & Chief Executive Officer
Ozarks Medical Center
West Plains, MO
Tanya Tysland
President and CEO
Palmer Lutheran Medical Center
West Union, IA
Charles D. Beaman, Jr.
CEO
Palmetto Health
Columbia, SC
Jimm Bunch
President and CEO
Park Ridge Health
Hendersonville, NC
Randal Ruge
CEO
Paulding County Hospital
Paulding, OH
James A. Kubik
CEO
Pawnee County Memorial Hospital
Pawnee, NE
Alan Yordy
Chief Mission Officer
PeaceHealth
Vancouver, WA
Josiah Johnson
CEO
PeaceHealth Columbia Network
Vancouver, WA
Nancy Steiger
CEO
PeaceHealth Northwest Network
Vancouver, WA
John Hill
CEO
PeaceHealth Oregon Network
Eugene, OR
Rick Yecny
Chief Mission Officer
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center
Florence, OR
Michele Volpe
CEO
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Theresa Larivee
CEO
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Chuck Hofius
Chief Executive Officer
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Phil Hamilton
CEO
Pershing Health System
Brookfield, MO
John R. Denbo
President and Chief Executive Officer
Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Rolla , MO
Brandi Lunneborg
Chief Executive Officer
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
Americus, GA
Robert Meyer
President and CEO
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
Lawrence E. Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District
Brawley, CA
Bradley Burris
Administrator
Pipestone County Medical Center Avera
Pipestone, MN
Linda Rasor
CEO
Plains Memorial Hospital
DImmitt, TX
Matt Gorman
Administrator
Polk Medical Center
Cedartown, GA
Richard E. Yochum
President and CEO
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Jim Hinton
CEO
Presbyterian Health
Albuquerque, NM
Jared C. Rogers, MD
Regional President and Chief Executive
Officer
Presence United Samaritans Medical Center
Danville, IL
Katy Welkie, RN
CEO
Primary Children’s Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT
Randy Oostra
President and CEO
ProMedica
Toledo, OH
Debbie Glass
Interim CEO
Providence Seaside Hospital
Seaside, OR
James Kiser
Chief Executive
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Polson, MT
Mick Gibbs
CEO
Rapid City Regional Hospital
Rapid City, SD
Dana Kempton
Associate Director
Redington Fairview General Hospital
Skowhegan, ME
Brent Phillips
President and CEO
Regional Health
Rapid City, SD
Robin M. Schluter
President and CEO
Regional Health Services of Howard County
Cresco, IA
Thomas C.Dandridge
President and CEO
Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and
Calhoun Counties
Orangeburg, SC
Craig C. Kinyon
President and CEO
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services
Richmond, IN
Arlene Harms
CEO
Rio Grande Hospital
Del Norte, CO
William B. Downey
CEO
Riverside Health System
Newport News, VA
Kyle Magee, MD
CEO
Riverside Medical Center
Franklinton, LA
Chad D. Cooper
CEO
Riverwood Healthcare Center
Aitkin, MN
Eric Beiber, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rochester Regional Health System
Rochester, NY
Stacey A. Knox
Administrator
Rock County Hospital
Bassett, NE
Ashley Underwood
Administrator
Rollins Brook Community Hospital
Lampasas, TX
L.E. Peace III
President and CEO
Russell Medical Center
Alexander City, AL
Steve Givens
CEO
Russell Medical Center
Johnson City, TN
Tom Huebner
President and CEO
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Rutland, VT
Nancy Hollingsworth, RN
President and CEO
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Tom Crowley
Hospital President
Saint Elizabeth’s Health Center
Wabasha, MN
Monica Hilt
Regional VP and Hospital President
Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital
Appleton, WI
Christopher Dadlez
President and Chief Executive Officer
Saint Francis Care
Hartford, CT
Barry Steichen
CEO
Saint Francis Health
Tulsa, OK
Brian E. Dietz
President and CEO
Saint Francis Healthcare
Wilmington, DE
Roberta Luskin-Hawk, MD
Regional President and CEO
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Eric Gilliam
President
Saint Joseph East
Lexington, KY
Charles W. Neumann
President
Saint Joseph London
London, KY
Ann Zenk
Interim President and Regional VP
Saint Mary’s & Sacred Heart Hospitals
Rhinelander, WI
Jack Keller
CEO
Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital
Centerville, TN
Scott A. Whalen
President and CEO
Saint Vincent Hospital
Erie, PA
Norman F. Gruber
President and CEO
Salem Health
Salem, OR
Sue Currin
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma
Center
San Fracisco, CA
Doug Duffield
CEO
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
David Culberson
Chief Executive Officer
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Lori Sisk RN
Chief Executive Officer
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby, MN
Craig Lambrecht, MD
CEO
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls, SD
Dan Olson
President
Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota
Bemidji, MN
Mary Ruyter
CEO
Sanford Jackson Medical Center
Jackson, MN
Tammy Loosbrock
CEO
Sanford Luverne Medical Center
Luverne, MN
Paul Richard
President
Sanford Medical Center
Fargo, ND
Aaron C. Wood
CEO
Sanpete Valley Hospital
Mount Pleasant, UT
Paul E. Lorenz
CEO
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Tyler Toline
Interim CEO
Saunders Medical Center
Wahoo, NE
Tanya Hoar
CEO
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Manistique, MI
Gregory C. Wood
CEO
Scotland Healthcare System
Laurinburg, NC
Chris Van Gorder
President and CEO
Scripps Health
San Diego, CA
Tom Gammiere
Senior Vice President/Chief Executive
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Jim Pfeiffer
CEO
Self Regional Healthcare
Greenwood, SC
David Bernd
CEO
Sentara Healthcare
Norfolk, VA
Gary E. Beck
Administrator
Sevier Valley Medical Center
Richfield, UT
Michael W. Murphy
President and CEO
Sharp HealthCare
San Diego, CA
Jason Petik
CEO
Sidney Regional Medical Center
Sidney, NE
Kevin Holland
CEO
Singing River Health System
Pascagoula, MS
Kayleen Lee
Administrator
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center, iA
Gregg Davidson
Chief Executive Officer
Skagit Valley Hospital & Skagit Regional
Clinics
Mount Vernon, WA
Allen Van Driel
Chief Executive Officer
Smith County Memorial Hospital
Smith Center, KS
G. Douglas Higginbotham
President and CEO
South Central Regional Medical Center
Laurel, MS
Keith A. Hovan
President and CEO
Southcoast Health
New Bedford, MA
Ron Owen
CEO
Southeast Alabama Medical Center
Dothan, AL
Ken Bateman
President and CEO
SoutheastHealth
Cape Girardeau, MO
Randy Arnett
President and CEO
Southern Ohio Medical Center
Portsmouth, OH
Norman Price
CEO
Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical
Center
McComb, MS
Dennis Swan
President and CEO
Sparrow Health System
Lansing, MI
Larry Veitz
Chief Executive Officer
Spearfish Regional Hospital
Spearfish, SD
Chris Howard
President Hospital Operations
SSM Health
Saint Louis, MO
Joe Sluka
President and CEO
St Charles Health System
Bend, OR
Charles A. Holland
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. Bernard Hospital
Chicago, IL
Mark J. Neff
President and CEO
St. Claire Regional Medical Center
Morehead, KY
Dave Dobosenski
CEO
St. Croix Regional Medical Center
St. Croix Falls, WI
Kristin Wolkart
President and CEO
St. Francis Medical Center
Monroe, LA
Vincent M. Costantino
Chief Administrative Officer
St. Francis Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
David Santos
President and CEO
St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Steven Herber, MD
President and CEO
St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley
St. Helena, CA
David Brooks
President
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, MI
David O’Brien, MD
President
St. Joseph Health-Humboldt County
Eureka, CA
Todd Salnas
President and CEO
St. Joseph Health-Sonoma County
Santa Rosa, CA
Steven C. Moreau
President and CEO
St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
Jack Weiner
President and CEO
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
Pontiac, MI
Sue Johnson-Phillippe
CEO
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Buckhannon, WV
Joan Magruder
President
St. Louis Children's Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Robert S. Ross
President and CEO
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital
Newburgh, NY
Kathy Moore
West Regional CEO
St. Luke’s Health System
Boise, ID
Brian Moore
CEO
St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center
Pueblo, CO
Lee Myles
President and CEO
St. Mary's Health System/St. Mary's
Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
Carol Deurmier
CEO
St. Michael's Hospital Avera
Tyndall, SD
Steve Loveless
President and CEO
St. Vincent Healthcare
Billings, MT
Dana M. Muntz, RN
Administrator
St. Vincent Salem Hospital
Salem, IN
Donna Proske
Executive Director
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY
Jeff Hill
CEO
Steele Memorial Medical Center
Salmon, ID
Heather L. Cain
President and CEO
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
Lake City, IA
Avah Stalnaker
CEO
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
Weston, WV
L. Reuven Pasternak, MD
CEO
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY
Randall Peterson
President and CEO
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Topeka, KS
Steven I. Goldstein
President and CEO
Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland
Hospital
Rochester, NY
Jennifer Nolan
President
Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Our
Lady of Peace
Louisville, KY
Mark Schulte
Chief Executive Officer
Sturgis Regional Hospital
Sturgis, SD
Jennifer Maher
CEO
Sutter Davis Hospital
Davis, CA
Carrie Owen Plietz
Chief Executive Officer
Sutter Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Mark Newton
President and CEO
Sweedish Covenant Hospital
Chicago, IL
Ryan Barnard
Chief Executive Officer
Swisher Memorial Healthcare System
Tulia, TX
Rick Haraldson
CEO
Sydney Health Center
Sydney, MT
Daniel Wolcott
President and CEO
Takoma Regional Hospital
Greeneville, TN
John N. Kastanis
President and CEO
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Bob Page
President and CEO
The University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS
David P. McQuaid
President and CEO
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Philadelphia, PA
Deborah L. Herzberg, RN
CEO
Tri Valley Health System
Cambridge, NE
Tim Moran
CEO
Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, CA
Charlie Shields
President and CEO
Truman Medical Centers
Kansas City, MO
Wayne Meriwether
Chief Executive Officer
Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center
Leitchfield, KY
Dale Kruger
Administrator
Tyler Healthcare Center Avera
Tyler, MN
Will Ferniany
CEO
UAB Health System
Birmingham, AL
Roxane A. Townsend
CEO
UAMS Medical Center
Little Rock, AR
Ann Madden Rice
Chief Executive Officer
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Terry A. Belmont
Chief Executive Officer
UC Irvine Health
Orange, CA
Paul Viviano
CEO
UC San Diego Health System
San Diego, CA
John Mazziotta, MD
CEO
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
Mark Laret
Chief Executive Officer
UCSF Medical Center & UCSF Benioff
Children’s Hospitals
San Fracisco, CA
Russ Armistead
CEO
UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Jim Marshall
President and CEO
Uintah Basin Healthcare
Roosevelt, UT
Gwen Matthews
CEO
Ukiah Valley Medical Center
Ukiah, CA
Eric W. Dickson
President and CEO
UMass Memorial Health Care
Worcester, MA
Evalyn Ormond
CEO
Union General Hospital
Farmerville, LA
Michael Gowder, DDS
CEO
Union General Hospital
Blairsville, GA
Steven M. Holman
President and CEO
Union Hospital
Clinton, IN
Terri Hill
Administrator
Union Hospital
Clinton, IN
Ray Montgomery
President
Unity Health | White County Medical Center
Searcy, AR
James R. Davis
President and CEO
University Health Care System
Augusta, GA
George B. Hernandez, Jr.
President and CEO
University Health System
San Antonio, TX
Fred Rothstein, MD
President
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical
Center
Cleveland, OH
Mason VanHouweling
CEO
University Medical Center of Southern
Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
John D. Stobo, MD
Executive Vice President
University of California Health
Oakland, CA
John P. Harney
President and CEO
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
Jerry L. Bauman
Interim Vice Presiden for Health Affairs
University of Illinois Hospital
Chicago, IL
Ann Smith
CEO
University of Kentucky Hospital, UK
Children's Hospital, UK HealthCare
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lexington, KY
Ken Marshall
President
University of Louisville Hospital and James
Graham Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, KY
T. Anthony Denton
Acting Chief Executive Officer
University of Michigan Hospitals & Health
Centers
Ann Arbor, MI
Owen Bailey
Administrator
University of South Alabama Children's and
Women's Hospital
Mobile, AL
Beth Anderson
Administrator
University of South Alabama Medical
Center
Mobile, AL
Joseph R. Landsman
President and CEO
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, TN
David Entwistle
CEO
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT
Christina Oliver
VP of Clinical Services
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Peter Gosline
CEO
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Colebrook, NH
John B. McCabe, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice
President for Hospital Affairs
Upstate University Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Thomas J. Nordwick
CEO
Uvalde Memorial Hospital
Uvalde, TX
William T. Sugg
President and CEO
Valley County Health System
Ord, NE
David R. Posch
CEO
Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics
Nashville, TN
Jerome F. Strauss III, MD
Interim Chief Executive Officer
VCU Health System
Richmond, VA
Jeff Korsmo
President and CEO
Via Christi Health
Wichita, KS
Bryan Slaba
CEO
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital
Avera
Wagner, SD
John D. McConnell, MD
CEO
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Douglas Tanner
Chief Executive Officer
Washington County Hospital & Nursing
Home
Chatom, AL
Ken Marx
Chief Executive Officer
Washington County Memorial Hospital
Potosi, MO
Jim Atty
Chief Executive Officer
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, Iowa
Joe Murrell
CEO
Wayne County Hospital
Monticello, KY
Luke Poore
Hospital Administrator
Webster County Community Hospital
Red Cloud, NE
Scott Howe
CEO
Weeks Medical Center
Lancaster, NH
Irving B. Sawyers, Jr.
President
Weimar Medical Center;
Weimar, TX
Javier Hernandez-Lichtl
CEO
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Miami, FL
Joseph Mirro, MD
CEO
West Michigan Cancer Center
Kalamazoo, MI
Duke Rupert
CEO and President
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Steve Massey
President and CEO
Westfields Hospital and Clinic
New Richmond, WI
John D. Oliverio
President and CEO
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Milwaukee, WI
John Raffoul
CEO
White Memorial Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gary L. Bebow
CEO
White River Health System
Batesville, AR
Kathy Clark, RN
President and CEO
Wilcox Memorial Hospital
Lihue, HI
Gerri Burmeister
Administrator
Windom Area Hospital
Windom, MN
Robert A. Pascasio
Administrtaor
Winkler County Memorial Hospital
Winkler, TX
Ken Bradley
Administrator
Winter Park Memorial Hospital
Winter Park, FL
Mark Marcantano
CEO
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Russ Myers
CEO
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Yakima, WA
Marna P. Borgstrom
President and CEO
Yale New Haven Health System
New Haven, CT
Chuck Schulz
CEO
York General Health Care Services
York, NE