Member Directory
Becky Kuss, BSN, RN, IBCLC, is on the Sanford Bismarck Birth Center lactation team in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Tess Hedrick is a senior media relations specialist for Sanford Health and the Good Samaritan Society. You can reach her at 605-366-2432 / tess.hedrick@sanfordhealth.org.
Erin Horn is a senior media relations specialist for Sanford Health in Bismarck, North Dakota. You can reach her on the Bismarck Region Media Line at (701) 516-4903 or email erin.horn@sanfordhealth.org.
Dawn McCarty, RT (M)(R)(ARRT), is a mammography supervisor and breast health specialist at Sanford Health in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Areas of expertise:
- Access to senior care and services
- Workforce challenges and solutions
Nathan Schema serves as president and CEO of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, leading the nation’s largest non-profit provider of senior care and services. He oversees the development and execution of organizational priorities, and in partnership with Sanford Health leadership, works to advance the integrated health care system.
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Areas of expertise:
- Access to care
- Improving the patient experience
- Virtual care
- Safety and quality initiatives
- Health equity
Jeremy Cauwels, MD, FACP, FHM, serves as Sanford Health’s chief physician. In this role, he represents physician interests to the executive leadership team and Board of Trustees. He also chairs the quality cabinet, champions the system’s effort to become a highly reliable organization and oversees enterprise aspects of the medical staff.
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Areas of expertise:
- Leadership in rural care delivery
- Transformational growth
Bill Gassen is president and CEO of Sanford Health, a $7.1 billion integrated health system serving communities across the upper Midwest. Gassen marked his appointment to president and CEO of Sanford Health in November 2020 by committing the organization to three pillars: patients, people and communities. This focus has positioned the system to shape the future of health care for generations to come.
In 2022, Gassen announced that Sanford Health’s strategic position and aspirational goal is to be the premier rural health system in the United States, with a commitment to ensuring the quality of care a person receives is not limited by their ZIP code.
Gassen was recognized by Modern Healthcare in 2022 as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. He is a member of the Health Systems Council of the American Hospital Association and serves on the Board of Directors for Oscar Health and the Healthcare Institute.
Prior to serving as president and CEO, Gassen spent a decade in various senior leadership positions at Sanford Health. He is a former healthcare litigator and current member of the State Bar of South Dakota.
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