Regional, Facility & Business Unit Leadership

Shiva Birdi, MD

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Medical Group

Shiva Birdi, MD is the chief executive officer of Banner Medical Group (BMG). He drives strategies...

Rob Carnahan

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Churchill Community Hospital

Rob Carnahan has been chief executive officer at Banner Churchill Community Hospital since 2017.

Carnahan...

Sandy Dugger

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Lassen Medical Center

Sandy Dugger was named the CEO of Banner Lassen Medical Center in 2018.

Dugger has been with...

Debbie Flores

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

Debbie Flores was named CEO of Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in 2019 and previously served as...

Tim Gullingsrud

Chief Executive Officer
Ogallala Community Hospital

Tim Gullingsrud was named CEO of Ogallala Community Hospital in December 2019.

Prior to joining...

Michael Herring

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Gateway Medical Center | Banner MD Anderson Medical Center at Banner Gateway

Michael Herring serves as the CEO of Banner Gateway Medical Center and Banner MD Anderson Medical...

Margo Karsten

President
Banner Health Western Region

Margo Karsten is the Banner Health Western Region president.

She provides leadership for 13...

Brian Kellar

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Baywood Medical Center | Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Banner Heart Hospital | Banner Ironwood Medical Center

Brian Kellar serves as the CEO of Banner Baywood Medical Center, Banner Goldfield Medical Center,...

Andy Kramer Petersen

President & Chief Executive Officer
Banner Health Foundation | Banner Alzheimer's Foundation

Andy Kramer Petersen is the president and chief executive officer of the Banner Health Foundation...

Chuck Lehn

President
Banner Health Network

Chuck Lehn is the president of the Banner Health Network, responsible for developing accountable care...

Zach Miller

Chief Executive Officer
Community Hospital and Platte County Memorial Hospital

Zach Miller was appointed CEO of Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyoming, in 2019 and interim-CEO...

Courtney Ophaug

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Estrella Medical Center

Courtney Ophaug was named CEO of Banner Estrella Medical Center in 2015.

In her greater...

Ralph Parker

Chief Executive Officer
Page Hospital

Ralph Parker was named CEO/CNO of Page Hospital in 2020.

Born and raised in a small town in...

Lance Porter

Chief Executive Officer
Wyoming Medical Center

Lance Porter is CEO of Wyoming Medical Center. He was previously the CEO of Banner Payson Medical...

Daniel Post

Chief Executive Officer
Banner - University Medical Division Phoenix

Daniel Post, is the chief executive officer at Banner - University Medical Division Phoenix. Prior...

Alan Qualls

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center, Banner McKee Medical Center, Banner North Colorado Medical Center

Alan Qualls joined Banner Health as CEO of Banner Fort Collins Medical Center, Banner McKee Medical...

Ned Resch

Chief Executive Officer
Sterling Regional MedCenter

Ned Resch was named CEO at Sterling Regional MedCenter in 2021.

Before moving to Colorado,...

Laura Robertson

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Desert Medical Center | Banner Children’s at Banner Desert | Banner Ocotillo Medical Center

Laura Robertson was named chief executive officer of Banner Desert Medical Center in 2015 and chief...

John Scherpf

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center

John Scherpf serves as the CEO of Banner Casa Grand Medical Center and previously served as the Chief...

Hoyt Skabelund

Chief Executive Officer
Banner Payson Medical Center

Hoyt Skabelund was named CEO of Banner Payson Medical Center in November 2020. Prior to that he was...

Jay Stallings

Chief Executive Officer
Washakie Medical Center

Jay Stallings was named CEO of Washakie Medical Center in 2014.

Prior to taking the helm at...

Linda Thorpe

Chief Executive Officer
East Morgan County Hospital

Linda Thorpe was appointed CEO of East Morgan County Hospital in 2012.

Thorpe, who joined Banner...