10 Sanford Health regional operations leaders
Regional President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Operations are among the current titles held by these Sanford Health regional operations leaders. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Sanford Health from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Amanda Shelast, MSA, FACHE, CRHCP
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional President - Marshfield Region · Sanford Health
Amanda Shelast is a former Regional President - Marshfield Region at Sanford Health, a role held from January 2025 to June 2026, and the profile says the role led the network's Michigan and South Regions. Amanda Shelast has been President Southeast Communities at Mercy since June 2026.
Bradley Groseth
LinkedInExperience: Regional President - Marshfield Clinic Region · Sanford Health
Bradley Groseth has been Regional President - Marshfield Clinic Region at Sanford Health since January 2025, based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Bradley Groseth was Regional President at Marshfield Clinic Health System from 2017 to 2024 and Vice President at Mayo Clinic Health System from 2007 to 2017.
Doug Okland
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Sanford Clinic Fargo Region
Doug Okland holds the Chief Financial Officer role at Sanford Clinic Fargo Region, listed as current without a start date. Doug Okland has also been Vice President Operations, Health Services Division at Sanford Health since November 2023, based in Fargo, North Dakota.
Douglas M.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations - Support Services | Marshfield Region · Sanford Health
Douglas M. has been Vice President, Operations - Support Services | Marshfield Region at Sanford Health since June 2026, and the listing also shows a Vice President Operations role at Marshfield Clinic Health System since the same month. Douglas M. was Administrative Director of Support Services at Duke Health from 2022 to 2025.
Fred Fridley
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operations Officer, Bismarck · Sanford Health
Fred Fridley has held Chief Operations Officer, Bismarck at Sanford Health since January 2017, with a headline naming the role as Chief Operating Officer, Sanford Health Bismarck. The listing also shows Vice President of Operations, Bismarck at Sanford Health from 2017 to 2025 and a Director of Public Affairs role there since 2012.
Hilmoe Eric
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer - Sanford Health Sioux Falls · Sanford Health
Eric Hilmoe has been Chief Operating Officer - Sanford Health Sioux Falls at Sanford Health since May 2025. Eric Hilmoe was Chief Operating Officer at Sanford Health Network from 2015 to 2025, Vice President Sanford Health Network at Sanford Health from 2012 to 2015 and CEO at Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center from 1998 to 2012.
Jake McKelvy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations | Marshfield · Sanford Health
Jake McKelvy has been Vice President, Operations | Marshfield at Sanford Health since July 2025, based in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The profile headline and About section both name the same Vice President, Operations | Marshfield role as the current position.
Paul Hanson, MHA, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: Former President & CEO Sioux Falls Market · Sanford Health
Paul Hanson is a former President & CEO Sioux Falls Market at Sanford Health, a role held from February 2013 to February 2025, and was President & CEO Bemidji Market at Sanford Health from 2009 to 2013. Paul Hanson has been Senior Advisor and Director at Eide Bailly since June 2026.
Renee Axtman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating & Nursing Officer · Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota
Renee Axtman has been Chief Operating & Nursing Officer at Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota since January 2026, with a headline naming the role as Chief Operating & Nursing Officer for Bemidji Region -Sanford Health System. Renee Axtman was Chief Nursing Officer at Sanford Health from 2022 to 2026.
Susan Jarvis
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Sanford Fargo and Health Network North
Susan Jarvis has been Chief Operating Officer at Sanford Fargo and Health Network North since January 2023, based in West Fargo, North Dakota. Susan Jarvis was President and CEO at Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota from 2019 to 2024 and Chief Operating Officer at Sanford Health from 2017 to 2019.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you divide your time across the hospitals and clinics in your region?
- 02What do you review first to judge how operations in your region are going?
- 03What changed most in your work when you took on a regional role?
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