Avera Gregory (S.D.) Hospital CEO Anthony Timanus is leaving his post for a 13-month deployment, during which he will care for soldiers in the Middle East, according to a report by The Daily Republic.
Here are four takeaways:
1. Mr. Timanus will be deployed with the South Dakota National Guard's Rapid City-based 189th Aviation Regiment. The unit provides aerial medical evacuations for soldiers.
2. He is a former active duty member of the U.S. Army (2001 to 2011) and was deployed three times during that time period.
3. This will be his third deployment with the 189th Aviation Regiment.
4. The CEO of Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller, S.D., will oversee Avera Gregory while Mr. Timanus is away.