Derek S. Nelson, M.H.A.’12, joined Vesta Senior Network in December 2016. He is a licensed emergency medical technician who has worked in health care centers. For the past six years he has worked in sales and operations in the home […]
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Veronica Fuhs, M.H.A.’04, was appointed Oct. 17 to serve as chief executive officer of the Davis County, IA, Hospital and the Monroe County, IA, Hospital and Clinics (MCHC) in a shared service agreement signed by the boards of both facilities.
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Julie Anfinson, M.H.A.’03, has been promoted to vice president of support services and human resources at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. She will have responsibility for human resources, facilities, education, environmental services, nutritional care, safety and security. Anfinson
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Among Des Moines University’s 40-plus student clubs and organizations, there’s one that offers something for everyone: the DMU Health Leaders. Open to students in all eight DMU degree programs, the Health Leaders Club offers opportunities to network with and learn
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Des Moines University is delighted to honor the 2018-19 Alumni of the Year for their achievements, service and leadership in health care. College of Health Sciences: Blake A. Hardy, P.T., D.P.T.’05, OCS Blake Hardy, P.T., D.P.T.’05, OCS Blake Hardy’s work
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Matthew D. Johnson, D.P.T.’08, M.H.A.’13, is CEO of the Cherokee, IA, Regional Medical Center. He was featured in the Sioux City Journal on July 25 in an article about “The Cherokee County Promise,” an incentive program for students that covers
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Kaaren Olesen, D.O.’97, M.H.A.’96, began her term as president of the Polk County (IA) Medical Society. She is the founder of Women’s Care Clinic PLC in Urbandale, IA, assistant professor of specialty medicine at DMU.
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It was another celebratory year as Des Moines University awarded 455 degrees in nine programs at the 118th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 25. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the week with programs, awards and a campus
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Jennifer Havens, M.H.A.’16, a registered nurse and administrator who has worked in health care for more than 28 years, was appointed as chief executive officer at UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell, IA. She will assume day-to-day leadership of
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Sean Williams, M.H.A.’97, has been named president and CEO of Mercy Iowa City, IA, effective May 1. He had served in his current role as president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, IA, for the past eight years.
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