Rodney Van Donkelaar joins River Park Hospital and Highlands Medical Center as Senior Chief Financial Officer
January 31, 2014
Rodney Van Donkelaar
McMinnville, TN. January 31, 2014. Rodney A. Van Donkelaar has been named Senior Chief Financial Officer for River Park Hospital (RPH), McMinnville, and Highlands Medical Center (HMC), Sparta, effective February 1, according to Robert Wampler, VP, COO/CFO-Hospital Operations for Capella Healthcare.
The two hospitals are both part of the Capella-Saint Thomas Upper Cumberland health system, which also includes DeKalb Community Hospital (DCH) in Smithville, and Stones River Hospital (SRH) in Woodbury. Van Donkelaar will work closely with RPH CEO Tim McGill and HMC CEO Bill Little as well as provide financial operations leadership for the system.
He is coming from Grandview Medical Center, Jasper, where he has served as CFO for the past three years. Van Donkelaar joined Capella in January 2006 as Controller of Willamette Valley Medical Center (McMinnville, OR). In 2008, he was promoted to CFO of Hartselle Medical Center in Alabama. He moved to Grandview in 2010.
Originally from Michigan, Van Donkelaar earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Accounting from Davenport University in Grand Rapids, MI.
About Capella-Saint Thomas Health Services
Capella-Saint Thomas Health System is a joint venture between Capella Healthcare and Saint Thomas Health that operates four hospitals in Middle Tennessee: DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, Highlands Medical Center in Sparta, River Park Hospital in McMinnville, and Stones River Hospital in Woodbury. Capella is the managing member and majority partner in the venture as well as the exclusive development partner for Saint Thomas Health across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. The four hospitals are among the region’s largest employers and tax payers. For more information, visit www.OneHeartForHealthcare.com
Based in Franklin,TN, Capella Healthcare partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care and exceptional service. 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, reinvesting in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities. For more information, visit www.CapellaHealthcare.com
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