The LMH Health Board of Trustees has named Dr. Shelly Kortkamp as the hospital’s next president and CEO. She’ll be the first woman and physician to hold the role in the hospital’s 104-year history.
“Dr. Kortkamp is a physician executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience guiding complex healthcare systems through transformative growth,” according to a Monday news release from the hospital.
She’ll begin in her role Nov. 10, and her family will be relocating to Douglas County this fall, according to the release.
She was selected after a nationwide search led by WittKieffer, and she takes over following the retirement of Russ Johnson, who had served in the role since 2016.
Kortkamp earned her MD from East Carolina University and a master’s in health care administration from St. Louis University, according to the release. She is board certified in family medicine and licensed as a physician and surgeon.
She most recently served as president and chief medical officer at St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Montana.
“Dr. Kortkamp has also served in executive leadership roles with Beacon Health System in Indiana, HSHS Health System in Illinois, and as a physician leader in the U.S. Air Force, where she earned the Meritorious Service Medal,” according to the release.
Kortkamp said in the release that she and her husband, Todd, wanted to make their forever home in the Midwest.
“One element that excites me about LMH Health is the determination to remain a strong, independent hospital,” Kortkamp said in the release. “The well-being of the organization and the well-being of Lawrence are inseparable. I am eager to hear from our teams and learn directly from those caring for patients, so together we can strengthen LMH as an employer of choice and a trusted partner in lifelong health. Guided by the cultural value of Better Together, I look forward to shaping the next chapter with this community.”
Kortkamp “brings a unique combination of clinical expertise, operational discipline, and people-first leadership that has consistently delivered results for patients, providers, and communities,” Board of Trustees Chair Beth Llewellyn said in the release. “She is uniquely prepared to lead LMH Health into the future.”
And Trustee Dr. Shari Quick said in the release that Kortkamp has “exhibited a commitment to transparency and ethical leadership throughout her career.”
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