Becker's Healthcare December 23, 2024
After 39 years in healthcare, Doug Ekeren, regional president and CEO of Yankton, S.D.-based Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, plans to retire in May.
Mr. Ekeren has led the hospital for a decade, having joined Avera Sacred Heart in 1993. Over the course of his career, he has learned the importance of balancing decisive leadership with collaboration.
“Sometimes, the leader clearly has to make a decision, and sometimes it is a matter of bringing people together and having that group coalesce,” Mr. Ekeren told Becker’s. “Sometimes you’re the facilitator and sometimes you’re the decision-maker.”
Preparing for the transition
In addition to his hospital CEO role, Mr. Ekeren has led Avera’s long-term care strategic business unit since 2017. As part of a...
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