McMinnville, OR.  June 26, 2013.  Rosemari Davis has been appointed  Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Willamette Valley Medical Center as a national search is conducted for a new CEO.  This follows the announcement earlier this month that current CEO Dan Ordyna leaves this week to assume the role of CEO of Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. His last day with the hospital is Friday, June 28.

Davis previously served WVMC as CEO from 1994 until her retirement in 2011.  She has since remained busy with community activities, including working with GhanaHope Foundation, a partnership between McMinnville health care supporters and providers in Ghana.

“As the Board of Trustees and Capella Healthcare conduct a national search to select the new CEO, we are pleased that Rosemari has agreed to come out of retirement – albeit it for a very short time – to assist in guiding the hospital through this interim period,” said Mark Medley, President of Hospital Operations for Capella Healthcare. “This will ensure that progress is not interrupted as the hospital continues to focus on providing the best possible care for the people of McMinnville and the surrounding areas.”

During her 17-year tenure as CEO of WVMC, the hospital experienced tremendous growth and achieved significant improvement in patient, employee and physician satisfaction, which has continued under Dan Ordyna’s leadership. During the most recent years, the hospital has earned numerous accolades, including national certification from The Joint Commission for its knee and hip replacement surgery (2013), “A” ratings on the Hospital Safety Score report from The Leapfrog Group (2012-13), and eleven 5-star ratings from HealthGrades (2013).  The hospital has also added new technology, including a comprehensive new electronic medical record system and 3D tomosynthesis mammography, the first of its kind in Oregon.  WVMC has also brought new services to the community, such as the new Senior Behavioral Health Services facility which opened late last year.

Having begun her career in health care as a nurse, Davis moved into hospital administrative leadership roles in the 1970s.  She served as Director of Nursing for hospitals in Illinois and Missouri then as Administrator and CEO of hospitals in Virginia and Oklahoma before moving to McMinnville to take the WVMC position.

About Willamette Valley Medical Center

Located in McMinnville, Oregon, Willamette Valley Medical Center (WVMC) is an 88-bed acute-care, full-service facility, fully accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital employs more than 400 people at its current modern facility, which was built in 1996.  WVMC features a 24-hour Emergency Department with round-the-clock imaging and laboratory services, a Critical Care Unit and a Senior Behavioral Health Services unit. WVMC also provides a host of other services including a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient Surgical Services, a Family Birthing Center, Endoscopy, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Cardio Pulmonary Services, Breast Center, Sleep Lab and Therapy Services. In addition, the hospital offers specialty services in the H. R. Hoover, MD, Cancer Center and the Wound Care Center.  For more information, visit www.WVMCweb.com

About Capella Healthcare

WVMC is a part of Capella Healthcare, which partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella owns and/or operates 14 acute care and specialty hospital facilities in six states.  With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital’s medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level.  The company has access to significant leadership and financial resources, investing in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities. For more information, visit the www.CapellaHealthcare.com

 

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For more information, contact:

Willamette Valley Medical Center:  Dan Hinmon – (503) 434-6004 or (503) 435-8346

Capella Healthcare:  Beth B. Wright – (615) 764-3010