Sanford Bemidji names interim Chief Medical Officer
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Sanford Health Bemidji has named longtime physician leader Dr. Joseph Corser as interim Chief Medical Officer, effective June 1.
Dr. Corser will assume the leadership role following the departure of Dr. Daniel Hoody and brings decades of clinical, operational and community health leadership experience to the position.
As a leader at Sanford Bemidji, Dr. Corser has played a key role in advancing healthcare access and services across northern Minnesota. Throughout his career, he has provided expertise in emergency medicine, trauma care, addiction medicine, family medicine and geriatrics, with a strong focus on improving care for rural and underserved communities.
“Dr. Corser is a trusted and respected leader whose commitment to patients, staff and the communities we serve has had a lasting impact across our region,” said Dr. Jason Caron, President and CEO of Sanford Health Bemidji. “His experience, compassion and deep understanding of rural healthcare make him exceptionally well suited to serve in this interim role, and we thank him for stepping in to provide steady, experienced leadership during this transition.”
Among his many contributions to rural healthcare, Dr. Corser helped develop Sanford Bemidji Medical Center’s hospitalist program, the Sanford Bemidji Recovery Medicine Clinic and the hospital’s trauma program, which achieved Level 3 designation in 2020. He has also served as medical director for the Bemidji Ambulance Service for more than 20 years.
In addition to his interim leadership responsibilities, Dr. Corser will continue leading emergency department services and caring for patients as his schedule allows.
Sanford Health extends its gratitude to Dr. Hoody for his years of leadership, service and dedication to patients, staff and the Bemidji community. A formal search process will follow to fill the position permanently.
For more information about Sanford Health, visit sanfordhealth.org.
Dr. Joseph Corser
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes Lewis Drug, a pharmacy and retail chain with 60 locations in three states and nearly 190 pharmacists. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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