10 SSM Health regional operations leaders
Region President, Regional President, Market President and Regional Chief Operating Officer are among the current titles held by these SSM Health regional operations leaders. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at SSM Health from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Candace Jennings
LinkedInExperience: Region President, SSM Health-St. Louis and Southern Illinois · SSM Health
Candace Jennings has been Region President, SSM Health-St. Louis and Southern Illinois at SSM Health since August 2014, based in St. Louis, Missouri. The listing shows this regional role as the current position on the profile, with the same title used in the profile headline and About section.
Jeremy Fotheringham, RN, MHSA, JD
LinkedInExperience: Region President · SSM Health
Jeremy Fotheringham has been Region President at SSM Health since April 2021, with a headline naming the role as Region President of Academic and Community Ministries at SSM Health-St. Louis & Illinois. Jeremy Fotheringham has also been President, Academic Ministries at SSM Health since January 2021, and was Chief Operating Officer at University of Missouri Health Care from 2020 to 2021.
Joe Hodges
LinkedInExperience: Regional President · SSM Health Oklahoma and Mid Missouri
Joe Hodges has held the Regional President role at SSM Health Oklahoma and Mid Missouri since February 2012, listed as current, and has been Chief Operations Executive at SSM Health since May 2025. Joe Hodges was President at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital from 2005 to 2012.
K.C. DeBoer
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional President Mid-Missouri SSM Health · SSM Health
K.C. DeBoer is a former Regional President Mid-Missouri SSM Health at SSM Health, a role held from August 2022 to April 2025, and the profile says the role covered all aspects of SSM Health operations in the Mid-Missouri market. K.C. DeBoer was Interim CEO Ottumwa Regional Health Cener at Lifepoint Health from June 2025 to November 2025.
Kyle Nondorf
LinkedInExperience: Regional Chief Operating Officer - Mid Missouri/Oklahoma · SSM Health
Kyle Nondorf has been Regional Chief Operating Officer - Mid Missouri/Oklahoma at SSM Health since September 2025. Kyle Nondorf was Regional Vice President of Acute Care Operations at SSM Health from 2023 to 2025 and President at SSM Health from 2019 to 2023, and was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at St. Anthony Hospital from 2013 to 2019.
Mark Thompson, MD
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Chief Medical Officer: Wisconsin · SSM Health
Mark Thompson is a former Regional Chief Medical Officer: Wisconsin at SSM Health, a role held from 2017 to 2019, and was President Medical Groups, SSM WI from 2019 to 2022 and Chief Clinical Officer, WI from 2022 to 2023 there. Mark Thompson has been President and CEO at Upland Hills Health since September 2025.
Matt Kinsella
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Chief Financial Officer · SSM Health
Matt Kinsella is a former Regional Chief Financial Officer at SSM Health, a role held from November 2016 to August 2026, and the profile says the role served as the senior financial executive for SSM Health Wisconsin. Matt Kinsella was Regional Director, Finance - Strategy and Analytics at SSM Health from 2014 to 2016.
Shane Smith
LinkedInExperience: President, SSM Fond du Lac Market · SSM Health
Shane Smith has been President, SSM Fond du Lac Market at SSM Health since October 2024, based in Appleton, Wisconsin, and was Vice President Medical Group Operations at SSM Health in 2024. Shane Smith was Operations Administrator - Eau Claire Hospital at Mayo Clinic Health System from 2021 to 2024.
Sue Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Regional President, SSM Wisconsin · SSM Health
Sue Anderson has been Regional President, SSM Wisconsin at SSM Health since February 2022, based in Wisconsin. Sue Anderson was President at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health from 2016 to 2021 and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer there from 2013 to 2016.
Trent Bourland
LinkedInExperience: Regional VP, Rural Health · SSM Health
Trent Bourland has been Regional VP, Rural Health at SSM Health since May 2025, a role the listing places in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Trent Bourland was Chief Executive Officer at Coal County General Hospital from 2019 to 2025 and Chief Operating Officer there from 2018 to 2019, and has been a Member Board of Directors at the Oklahoma Hospital Association since 2024.
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- 01How do you split your time between the hospitals and care sites in your region and work with the wider system?
- 02What did you change first when you took on a regional or market role?
- 03How do you decide which sites in your area need the most attention in a given quarter?
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