The Illinois Health and Hospital Association, a statewide organization advocating for Illinois' hospitals and health systems, elected a new board.
IHA's 2017 board officers are:
Chair: Edgar Curtis, President & CEO, Memorial Health System
Chair-Elect: William Santulli, EVP and COO, Advocate Health Care
Immediate Past Chair: Michael Eesley, CEO, Centegra Health System
Treasurer: Anthony Tedeschi, MD, CEO, Tenet Northeast Region – Chicago Market, and CEO, Weiss Memorial Hospital
Secretary: Mark Deaton, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, IHA
President: A.J. Wilhelmi, President & CEO, IHA
Trustees elected to serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1:
- Nancy M. Newby, PhD, President & CEO, Washington County Hospital, Nashville
- Dennis Reilly, President & CEO, Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Center, Evergreen Park
- Ted Rogalski, Administrator, Genesis Medical Center, Aledo
- José Sánchez, President & CEO, Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago
- Stephen Scogna, President & CEO, Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights
- Rick Seidler, CEO, UnityPoint – Trinity, Rock Island
- Steven Tenhouse, CEO, Kirby Medical Center, Monticello
- Mark Turner, President & CEO, Memorial Hospital, Belleville
- Brenda Wolf, President & CEO, La Rabida Children's Hospital, Chicago
- Dean M. Harrison, President & CEO, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, was elected for a one-year term to fill a vacancy.