CHI Health announces that E.J. Kuiper is the new CEO of health and President of CommonSpirit Health’s Midwest Division. He will provide leadership and operational oversight to the 28 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health centers, and more than 150 physician practices in Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and North Dakota within the health care system.
Kuiper most recently served as president and CEO at Hospital Sisters Health System Illinois. He has a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the Academy for Physical Therapy in the Netherlands, a master’s degree in health science, Health Services administration from Florida Gulf Coast University, and a doctor of physical therapy degree from St. Augustine University.
“I believe that as a health care system, our most precious asset is our people,” Kuiper says. “Without a highly engaged workforce, our hospitals, our clinics, our office buildings are just real estate.”
Kuiper started the post on Monday, January 17th.