DOCTORS HOSPITAL - Key Persons

Aisha Allen

Job Titles:

Coach
Vice President of Culture, Engagement
Vice President, Culture, Engagement and Inclusion

Aisha Allen is the Vice President of Culture, Engagement, and Inclusion at OhioHealth. In this role she serves at the Chief Diversity Officer. Aisha joined OhioHealth in 2017 where she has held leadership roles leading change management and learning (clinical and non-clinical). At OhioHealth she also serves as an internal executive coach to high-potential leaders. She brings a unique and diverse background that includes organizational development, executive coaching, human resources management, business process consulting, and program management. Aisha has held leadership roles in large organizations including Cardinal Health, Accenture and Nationwide Insurance. Aisha is passionate about community service and is currently serving as a board member for the Children's Defense Fund-Ohio and United Schools Network. She is a past board member for the Human Resources Association of Central Ohio and the Women's Fund of Central Ohio. Aisha is a skilled coach and facilitator. She obtained her coach training through Hudson Institute of Coaching. She holds an Associate Coach Certification from the International Coach Federation. Aisha has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Executive Master of Business Administration from the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.

Armin Rahmanian

Job Titles:

President, Dublin Methodist Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital

Brian Jepson

Job Titles:

President of the Central Market
President, OhioHealth Central Market

Brian Jepson, FACHE, is the president of the Central Market, which includes OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital and OhioHealth Grove City Hospital, Pickerington and Westerville Medical Campuses, as well as the OhioHealth Free-Standing Emergency Department network. In this role, he guides the operations and strategic development for the hospitals and the market. Previously, Brian served as the president for OhioHealth Riverside Methodist. Prior to joining OhioHealth, Brian was the president of Rochester General Hospital, in New York and executive vice president and chief operating officer at Metro Health Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers in Morris, Illinois, and vice president of Professional and Support Services at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. While at Metro Health, Brian was named to the Grand Rapids' "40 under 40" list by the Grand Rapids Business Journal. Brian earned a master's degree in Healthcare Administration and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ohio University. He is a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on numerous community and health care boards which includes One Columbus, the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board, and the Upper Arlington Foundation. He is also a member of The Healthcare Academy and Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Brian resides in Upper Arlington with his wife Tammy. He has three sons and one daughter.

Bruce Hagen

Job Titles:

President of Riverside Methodist
President, OhioHealth Region

Carrie Harris-Muller - SVP

Job Titles:

Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer

Carrie Harris-Muller is the senior vice president, and chief population health officer for OhioHealth. In this role, she leads overall strategic direction for population health initiatives, including the development of prevention and wellness programs to lower risks for patients and improve overall health outcomes. She oversees the system's care management efforts and its post-acute care programs and division, as well as OhioHealth's Clinically Integrated Network and Accountable Care Organization. She is also responsible for OhioHealth's business-to-business strategies focused on delivering healthcare solutions to local employers through the OhioHealthy Health Plan and OhioHealth Employer Solutions. Carrie is a highly accomplished and nationally recognized healthcare leader with more than 20 years of executive experience in health plans and health systems. With her deep experience on both the payer and provider aspects of healthcare, Carrie brings a unique perspective to the OhioHealth executive team. Prior to joining OhioHealth, she was a corporate executive with Molina Health Care in Long Beach, California, where she was responsible for multiple health plans and the Molina Medical Group. Prior to that role, she served as chief administrative officer for Kaiser Permanente Hospitals and Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic Region where she had accountability for the health plan and integrated care delivery. She has also held executive leadership positions with Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Vanguard Health and the Detroit Medical Center. Carrie earned her bachelor's degree from Madonna University and a master's in Healthcare Administration and Public Health from Central Michigan University. She is a graduate of the Kaiser Advanced Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard. She is also a certified managed care executive by the American Association of Health Plans where she participates as a mentor and adjunct lecturer. Carrie is passionate about community service and has served in leadership roles with the Girl Scouts of America, Susan G. Komen Foundation and volunteers at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank in Central Ohio. She currently serves on the board for NCHL (National Council of Health Leadership), Infinix, Herzing, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way in Central Ohio. Carrie and her husband, Brad, reside in Delaware, Ohio, with their daughter, Hannah, who is a law student at The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law.

Cheryl Herbert

Job Titles:

Senior Vice President of Regional Operations

Cheryl Herbert is the senior vice president of regional operations. In this role, she oversees our relationships with managed hospitals and works on integration of hospitals who join the OhioHealth family. She also leads several system-wide initiatives to improve overall efficiencies and costs. Previously, Cheryl served as senior vice president of Shared Services. She also served as president of OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital, where she led planning and construction efforts for the new Dublin-based hospital that opened in January 2008. Cheryl began her career as a registered nurse at St. Ann's Hospital and has worked in healthcare management for 30 years. She joined OhioHealth in 1998 when MedCenter Hospital in Marion merged with Marion General Hospital. At that time, she was president of MedCenter and played a key role in bringing that facility into the OhioHealth family. She then became vice president of OhioHealth Marion General Hospital and then served as president and chief executive officer of Morrow County Hospital in Mount Gilead, a managed hospital in the OhioHealth system. A graduate of Capital University in Columbus where she received a bachelor's degree in Nursing, she also has a master's degree in Business Administration from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. She serves on several boards in the community.

Curt Gingrich

Job Titles:

Certified Family Physician
President, Marion General Hospital

Curt Gingrich is a board certified family physician and currently serves as President, OhioHealth Marion General Hospital. Curt completed medical school at the Ohio State University College of Medicine followed by a family medicine residency at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital. He then practiced in rural Indiana for six years prior to returning to OhioHealth and the Columbus community in 2001. In 2001, he assumed the role of associate program director in the Family Medicine residency program at Riverside Methodist Hospital. During this time he received the teacher of the year award four times and also served as chair of the Department of Family Medicine from 2004 to 2008. In 2009, he became the executive director for Medical Education and the Designated Institutional Official at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center. In this role, Curt was responsible for the accreditation and operations of four ambulatory patient care sites, the hospital medicine service line and 11 training programs. Most recently, Curt served as vice president of Regional Medical Affairs leading Medical Affairs, Utilization Management, Patient Safety and Quality for five OhioHealth hospitals in central Ohio. In addition, Curt he served the co-chair of the OhioHealth system Opioid Task Force. The task force has worked to organize, prioritize and collaborate with other community organizations to impact appropriate opioid utilization and prescribing for OhioHealth and the communities served. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Deanna and they have two children. He enjoys a good cup of coffee and organizing short-term medical mission trips to coffee villages in Chiapas, Mexico.

Cynthia Latney

Job Titles:

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Cynthia Latney joined OhioHealth in June 2021 as our Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive. In this role, Cynthia is responsible for organizing, planning, directing and evaluating all nursing functions and patient care services for OhioHealth. She works with nursing leaders and other clinical partners to drive consistency in care and ensure an exceptional experience for every patient in our system. Her diverse experiences as a healthcare executive provide her with unique perspective in leading change, expanding programming, improving clinical outcomes, and building diverse and highly functioning teams. Prior to joining OhioHealth, Cynthia served as Senior Vice President of Nursing Business Operations for Jefferson Health, an academic health system with ambulatory sites serving southern New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia area. Cynthia previously held multiple leadership roles at Centura Health in Denver, including regional chief nursing officer, chief nursing executive and chief transformation officer, as well as various leadership positions at Hospital Corporation of America in Aurora, Colorado. Cynthia spent much of her early career in cardiac critical care nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Master of Science in Nursing Healthcare Administration from University of Phoenix, where she is currently a candidate for a Doctorate of Health Administration. In 2017, Cynthia was recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of the Top 60 CNOs to Know. She currently serves on the advisory board for Capella University and has been a board member of the Colorado Center of Nursing Excellence, the Community College of Aurora Foundation, the Community College of Aurora Council, Southern Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce and Colorado Organization of Nurse Leader-Director of Southeast District.

James (Jim) Weeast - CIO, SVP

Job Titles:

Chief Information Officer
Senior Vice President

John McWhorter - COO, SVP

Job Titles:

Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President

John McWhorter joined OhioHealth in July 2020 as our Chief Operating Officer. In this executive management role, he is charged with successfully developing and executing the strategy for growth and assuring the organizational vision is linked to operations. John has responsibility for operations for central Ohio and regional hospitals, nursing, shared services, customer ease and access, and lean strategy. His extensive operational experience and success in leading in highly complex and matrixed environments are key to advancing our mission at OhioHealth. Prior to joining OhioHealth, John served as Chief Operating Officer for Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas, Texas, and prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of their North Texas Division. John previously held leadership positions with St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Methodist Hospitals of Dallas. He received a Bachelor of Science in finance from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and both a Master of Healthcare Administration and Doctor of Science in Health Services from University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is involved in multiple faith and charitable mission ministries and recently completed a six-year term on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors. John resides in New Albany, Ohio, with his wife, Suzanne. They are involved with the New Albany Presbyterian Church.

Johnni Beckel - SVP

Job Titles:

Chief Administrative Officer
Senior Vice President

Johnni Beckel was named senior vice president and chief administrative officer for OhioHealth in September 2020. In this role, she provides executive leadership in the areas of Human Resources, Sustainability, Information Systems, Marketing and Communications, Mission and Ministry, Security and Protective Services. She is accountable for all core people processes including the evolution of our "world class" culture that has become a key differentiator for OhioHealth with over 35,000 associates, physicians and volunteers. Her role ultimately strengthens OhioHealth's ability to deliver the best quality of care to our patients and the community through the strong engagement of our physicians and associates. Prior to joining OhioHealth, she held key positions leading global human resource, talent management, and organizational development efforts in the hospitality, retail, entertainment, restaurant, financial services, and health care industries. Ms. Beckel completed her undergraduate degree at Pennsylvania State University and her graduate degree at the University of Central Florida. She is Six Sigma Black Belt certified, and serves on the Boards of Directors for the Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) and the board of White Castle, and is Board Chair of Goodwill Columbus.

Joy Bischoff

Job Titles:

Leader at OhioHealth
President at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital
President, Hardin Memorial Hospital

Joy Bischoff is president at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital and also serves as chief nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care Services for Marion General and Hardin Memorial Hospitals. Joy has been an inspiring leader at OhioHealth since 2003. After holding various clinical leadership roles she was promoted to chief nursing officer of Hardin Memorial Hospital and then at Marion General Hospital in 2014. In her most recent role as chief nursing officer she has led several projects that have enhanced the patient experience and expanded access to care for the communities she serves. Joy has vast knowledge of health system operations and is a strong financial steward. Her multi-disciplinary leadership approach has enabled her to unite physicians, nurses and ancillary services to provide exceptional patient care delivery focused on quality and safety. Joy holds a master's degree in Nursing from Walden University and a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Ohio Northern University, having first earned her associate degree in Nursing from Lima Technical College. With a passion for developing leaders, Joy holds current professional affiliations with Ohio Northern University and Marion Technical College as an Advisory Board member. She has also held the role of Adjunct Clinical Nursing Professor for Ohio Northern University and Rhodes State College. In addition, she serves on the Ohio Action Coalition as co-chair to increase the number of BSNs in the workforce. She resides in Bellefontaine.

Karen Morrison

Job Titles:

Member of the American College
President, External Affairs and Senior Vice President, OhioHealth

Karen Morrison serves as President, External Affairs and Senior Vice President, OhioHealth. She has been with OhioHealth for over thirty years serving as a health care executive, attorney and lobbyist currently leading the enterprise strategy for external relations including community relations, corporate reinvestment, community health and wellness and government affairs. She manages the local, state and federal advocacy strategy for the enterprise and is an experienced leader in health care public policy. In her role as the Foundation president, Ms. Morrison provides executive fundraising leadership to advance the philanthropic mission of the enterprise and she oversees all aspects of the Foundation's strategic operations. Ms. Morrison is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Advisory Board's Philanthropy Council. Additionally, she is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and The Links, Incorporated, serving on its national executive council for three administrations. Ms. Morrison was recognized as one of the "12 Women You Should Know" by Women for Economic and Leadership Development. She was featured in Columbus C.E.O., highlighting her accomplishments as an influential, executive business leader in Ohio. Ms. Morrison was honored as a 2016 YWCA Woman of Achievement. Most recently, Becker's Hospital Review recognized Ms. Morrison as one of the "68 African American Leaders in Healthcare, 2019".

Kevin Lutz

Job Titles:

President, Grove City Methodist Hospital, Westerville Medical Campus, Pickerington Medical Campus, Free Standing ED Network

Dr. Lutz oversees the operations of multiple business units, including OhioHealth Grove City Methodist Hospital. In addition, he has accountability for our OhioHealth Pickerington Medical Campus, OhioHealth Westerville Medical Campus and the OhioHealth Free Standing Emergency Department network. Dr. Lutz has been with OhioHealth since 2001. Prior to his role as president of Grove City Methodist Hospital, he served as chief operating officer of OhioHealth Grant Medical Center for five years. Prior to that role, Dr. Lutz served as vice president of Surgery and Anesthesia at Grant. Dr. Lutz started his medical career at Grant where he completed his podiatric surgical residency. He received his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and a bachelor's degree from Jacksonville University.

LeeAnn Helber

Job Titles:

President, O'Bleness Hospital

Lindsey Osting - President

Job Titles:

President
Reverend Corey D. Perry

Lindsey Osting leads operations and strategic development as president of OhioHealth Doctors Hospital. Previously, she served as the chief nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care at Doctors Hospital. With more than 20 years of experience in her healthcare career, she has served in a number of leadership roles throughout the OhioHealth system. With a focus on patient care, quality outcomes and value, she has led large-scale strategic initiatives achieving staffing efficiencies and cost reduction for patients and the organization. Lindsey has a personal passion for servant leadership. She has a proven record of engaging associates, leaders and physicians, at all levels. Lindsey earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Otterbein University and Master of Science in Health Systems Management from The Ohio State University. She serves as a board member for The Lions Eye Bank and is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders and the American College of Healthcare Executives.