La Porte Hospital Appoints CEO

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The La Porte Hospital Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Ashley Dickinson has been appointed chief executive officer of La Porte Hospital effective April 11. For the last three years, she has served as chief operating officer at Porter Health Care System with operational responsibility for its two hospital campuses and affiliated entities.

“Over the last year, I’ve gotten to know many of the talented physicians and caregivers in La Porte, and I know how seriously they take their responsibility to care for their community,” Dickinson said. “La Porte Hospital has a strong tradition of delivering quality, compassionate care, and I am honored to support this important work, and be able to help elevate acute care services available to the La Porte community.” Ashley replaces Gigi Fergus, interim CEO, who departed last week.

During her tenure at Porter Health Care System, Dickinson helped grow the services there through the recruitment of 20 physicians in just two years and expansions at Porter facilities. She has also supported work to enhance quality, safety and service, earning Porter successful reaccreditation by the Joint Commission and a four-star rating on Hospital Compare.

“Ashley is the right fit for La Porte, given her expertise in recruiting providers, overseeing major capital projects and focusing on quality,” said Mark Kosior, chairman, La Porte Hospital Board of Trustees. “We look forward to working with her to move our plans forward to enhance how we care for our community.”

Dickinson has been an active member of the Valparaiso community and looks forward to becoming involved in La Porte. Before her position at Porter, she was chief operating officer and assistant CEO at Northeast Regional Medical Center, a 93-bed teaching hospital with a Level 3 Trauma Center in Kirksville, Missouri. She holds master’s degrees in Health Administration and Business Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Oklahoma State University.