The OAHHS Board of Trustees is the chief decision-making body of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. The Board carries out the association’s mission to strengthen the quality, viability and capacity of Oregon hospitals to best serve their communities. The Board of Trustees meets on a regular basis throughout the year.
Board Members
Chair: Cheryl Wolfe | President and CEO, Salem Health
Chair-elect: Doug Boysen | President and CEO, Samaritan Health Services
Past-chair: Charlie Tveit | CEO, Lake District Hospital
Nurse Executive: Jenni Word | CNO, Wallowa Memorial Hospital
Physician Executive: Lee Saltzgaber, MD |
CMO, Bay Area Hospital
Member Trustees:
Jennifer Burrows | Chief Executive, Providence St. Vincent and Western Region
Kathryn Correia | President and CEO, Legacy Health
Richard DeCarlo | EVP & COO, PeaceHealth
Harold Geller | CEO, St. Anthony Hospital
Steve Gordon, MD | President & CEO, St. Charles Health System
John Hunter, MD | CEO, OHSU Health
Dennis Knox | CEO, Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Joyce Newmyer | President, Adventist Health Oregon
Wendy Watson | COO, Kaiser Permanente NW
Non-Member Trustee:
Gil Muñoz, M.P.A | CEO, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center & Board Member, Hillsboro Medical Center
Staff Liaison: Becky Hultberg | President & CEO