Lake Oswego, Ore. – Members of the Hospital Association of Oregon elected Raymond Hino, CEO of Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center in Bandon, to serve as a member trustee. In addition, the members elected four current member trustees to new two-year terms.
Hino became the CEO of Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center in February of 2022 and brings 37 years of health care leadership experience. Hino came to Bandon from Northern California, where he served as the western states vice president of operations for PE GI Solutions, which partners with physicians in the ownership and management of ambulatory surgery centers across the U.S. Hino previously held hospital leadership roles in facilities ranging in size from 25 to 429 beds.
The four current members elected to new terms are:
- Dr. Steve Gordon, president and CEO, St. Charles Health System
- Richard DeCarlo, executive vice president and chief operating officer, PeaceHealth
- Wendy Watson, chief operating officer, Kaiser Permanente Northwest
- Tom Gessel, president and CEO, Asante
“We are pleased to welcome Ray Hino to the board. Ray’s talents and expertise are well known not just in Coos County but across the country,” said Hospital Association of Oregon President and CEO Becky Hultberg. “We’re also pleased that four current board members will continue to serve. All five board members are dedicated to the work of supporting hospitals and their patients at this critical juncture for hospitals and the communities they serve.”
The elected member trustees will serve two-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
SCHHC CEO Raymond Hino with Hospital Association of Oregon President and CEO Becky Hultberg on her recent visit to the facility.
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About the Hospital Association of Oregon
Founded in 1934, the Hospital Association of Oregon is a mission-driven, nonprofit trade association representing Oregon’s 61 community hospitals. Together, hospitals are the sixth largest private employer statewide, employing more than 70,000 employees. Committed to fostering a stronger, safer, more equitable Oregon where all people have access to the care they need, the hospital association provides services to Oregon’s hospitals ensuring all are able to deliver dependable, comprehensive health care to their communities; educates government officials and the public on the state’s health landscape and works collaboratively with policymakers, community based organizations and the health care community to build consensus on and advance health care policy benefiting the state’s four million residents.