Becker’s Hospital Review has named 42 MEDITECH customers to its annual “Community CEOs to Know” list, recognizing healthcare leaders who are advancing their organizations while strengthening the communities they serve. These executives are guiding strategic growth, fostering strong care teams, and expanding access to high-quality, cost-effective care to meet evolving community needs.
Many of the recognized leaders leverage advanced electronic health record technology with MEDITECH Expanse and strategic healthcare initiatives to drive measurable transformation across their organizations:
• Dara Bartels, CEO, Mile Bluff Medical Center (Mauston, WI): Piloted and rolled out an AI-powered solution embedded directly into Expanse that saved clinicians over seven minutes per patient encounter, while updating ambulatory solutions to build a unified patient record across all care settings.
• Michael Calhoun, CEO, Citizens Memorial Hospital (Bolivar, MO): Integrated community resource connections directly into the hospital's EHR system to connect patients with social services, spearheaded a $100 million facility expansion, and introduced nephrology and dialysis services close to home.
• Cheryl Cioffi, DNP, President and CEO, Frederick Health (Frederick, MD): Achieved a 67% reduction in preventable patient complications, expanded advanced cancer therapies, and leads collaborative local initiatives to protect care access for uninsured and underinsured residents.
“Community hospitals represent 84% of U.S. hospitals and play a vital role in the lives of people across the country, providing essential care and services, supporting families, and serving as important employers in their communities,” said MEDITECH Associate Vice President Rachel Wilkes. “It is inspiring to see this impressive group of executives is being recognized for their dedicated leadership to ensure their community’s health and well-being.”
MEDITECH customers named “Community Hospital CEOs to Know” include:
Kandice Allen, CEO, Share Medical Center, Alva, OK
Dara Bartels, CEO, Mile Bluff Medical Center, Mauston, WI
Kurt Barwis, President and CEO, Bristol Health, Bristol, CT
Russell Baxley, President and CEO, Beaufort Memorial, Beaufort, SC
Michael Calhoun, CEO, Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO
Patrick Charmel, President and CEO, Griffin Hospital and Griffin Health Services, Derby, CT
Cheryl Cioffi, DNP, President and CEO, Frederick Health, Frederick, MD
Kane Dawson, CEO, Mission Regional Medical Center, Mission, TX
Steven Edgar, CEO, Medical City Denton, Denton, TX
Jake Erickson, CEO, Bingham Memorial Hospital, Blackfoot, ID
Jaf Fielder, President and CEO, Willis Knighton Health, Shreveport, LA
Ed Freysinger, CEO, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Lewiston, ID
EM V. Garcia, PhD, DNP, APRN, CEO, Encino Hospital Medical Center, Encino, CA
Warren Geller, President and CEO, Englewood Health, Englewood, NJ
Vallerie Gleason, President and CEO, NMC Health, Newton, KS
Kaye Green, CEO, Roosevelt General Hospital, Portales, NM
Edward Herrman, President and CEO, Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS
Paul P. Hinchey, President and CEO, St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Savannah, GA
David Huffstutler, President and CEO, St. David’s HealthCare, Austin, TX
Clay Jordan, RN, CEO, Tri Valley Health System, Cambridge, NE
Katrina Keefer, President and CEO, DCH Health System, Tuscaloosa, AL
Felissa Koernig, President and CEO, Oneida Health, Oneida, NY
Todd Mann, CEO, Harlingen Medical Center, Harlingen, TX
Mary Mannix, President and CEO, Augusta Health Care, Fishersville, VA
Jim Matney, President and CEO, Colquitt Regional Health System, Moultrie, GA
Colin McHugh, President and CEO, Southern New Hampshire Health, Nashua, NH
Thomas Mee, RN, BSN, CEO, North Country Healthcare, Whitefield, NH
Jeff Mengenhausen, CEO, Montrose Regional Health, Montrose, CO
George Mikitarian, President and CEO, Parrish Medical Center, Titusville, FL
Rozanna Penney, President and CEO, Heywood Hospital, Gardner, MA
Cathy Pimple, DNP, CEO, Newman Regional Health, Emporia, KS
Darlene Rodowicz, President and CEO, Berkshire Health Systems, Pittsfield, MA
Christine Schuster, President and CEO, Emerson Health, Concord, MA
Roger Sharma, President and CEO, Emanate Health, West Covina, CA
Brian Sponseller, MD, CEO, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville, SC
J. Scott Steiner, President and CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System, Albany, GA
Greg Stock, CEO, Thibodaux Regional Health System, Thibodaux, LA
Traci Thibodeaux, CEO, Beauregard Health System, DeRidder, LA
Chris Thomas, President and CEO, Colorado West Healthcare System, Grand Junction, CO
Justin Turner, CEO, Logan Regional Medical Center, Logan, WV
Meagan Weber, DPT, CEO, Scotland County Hospital, Memphis, MO
Troy Wood, CEO, Lakeview Hospital, Bountiful, UT
MEDITECH congratulates all of the executives recognized by Becker's Hospital Review for their leadership and commitment to community health!
