Healthcare and Wellness: Jobs Landed

Baraga County Memorial Hospital has hired a new CEO, to come on board in January. Tim Zwickey was brought on to replace John Tembreull, who announced his retirement in the spring of 2010. Tembreull has served as the hospital's head administrator for 24 years.

The hospital's executive committee started the search process after Tembreull's announcement, and hired Zwickey as a result of their CEO search.

Zwickey is a native of Minnesota, most recently of Willow River, Minn. For the past 12 years, he was employed by Essentia Community Hospitals and Clinics, holding four different executive positions. Essentia runs 11 hospitals and 27 clinics in rural areas in Minnesota, Idaho, Wisconsin and Montana. Most recently, Zwickey was the interim chief operating officer at Great Falls Clinic Medical Center.

"He has a lot of experience as a health care administrator," says Bill Coffey, chair of the board of trustees for Baraga County Memorial Hospital. "We were especially impressed with him because we're a critical access hospital, and he has critical access hospital experience."

Zwickey has extensive experience working with critical access hospitals, which are hospitals like BCMH with 15 or fewer beds.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in accounting and business administration, as well as holding a Masters degree in business administration. In addition, he is licensed as a nursing home administrator.

He is married to wife Michele, who also has more than twenty years experience in the health care field, and they have three children, ages 27, 18 and 17. The family is looking forward to relocating to the area, as their interests include snowmobiling, four-wheeling, sailing, camping and traveling.

Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Bill Coffey, Baraga County Memorial Hospital

Scott Tuma's career has been one of steady advancement, so this fall's announcement from Marquette General Health System that his new job title is vice president is no surprise.

Tuma, of Marquette, has been named vice president of the Marquette General Medical Group. He will lead about 140 MGHS-employed health care providers, as well as more than 400 support staff.

Most recently, Tuma has been the director of operation for the medical group, and before that was chief operating officer for Bell Medical Center. His resume also includes having been Bell Hospital's director of human resources, United Rentals regional human resource director, and working in employee and labor relations for Cliffs at the Tilden Mine.

His educational background includes an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a bachelor's degree in management from Northern Michigan University. Tuma is a native of Mt. Pleasant and lives in Marquette with his family. He also is a co-founder and race director for the Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic, and is involved in the Superiorland Cross Country Ski Club and Youth League.

Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Jennifer Heikkila, Marquette General Health System

There's a new chief executive officer and president of the Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette following an eight-month search that involved interviewing several qualified candidates.

The Bay Area center, which is a key medical facility for Menominee, Mich. residents as well, had formed a search committee to help find the right individual. Ed Harding was selected to fill the position and is expected to begin his new duties in December.

Harding has been President and CEO at Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Wisc., just outside Madison, since 2000. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin – Stout in 1985, and Master's degree in Hospital and Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1990.

Prior to his arrival at Columbus Community Hospital, he served as Vice President of Planning, Marketing and Professional Services for Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa from 1993 to 2000. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and is Board Certified in Healthcare Planning and Managed Care.

"I am genuinely excited about this opportunity and so is my family," Harding says. "I am proud of what we were able to accomplish at Columbus Community Hospital, but also realize that I am at that point in my 25 year career where I have a personal need for a further challenge and I think BAMC is a perfect fit. I look forward to joining the team at Bay Area Medical Center and assist in building upon past success."

BAMC launched its search for a new CEO at the beginning of 2010, following the departure of David Olson, who took the position of President of Columbia St Mary's in Ozaukee, Wisc.

Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Ed Harding, Bay Area Medical Center

Aspirus Keweenaw announced recently the addition of cardiologist Mohammad Jan, MD, FACC to its campus. Jan will be practicing at the Apsirus Heart and Vascular Institute.

Before coming to the Upper Peninsula, Jan was involved in private practice in the Ohio cities of Dayton and Springfield where he specialized in cardiology, stress testing, echocardiography, nuclear stress testing and diagnostic cardiac catheterization.

Patients will be able to see Jan in his primary office at Aspirus Keweenaw, located in Larium, four days a week. He will be traveling to Ontonagon one day a week for patient care. His practice will be supported by nurse Gail Koskiniemi, RN, and receptionist Korynn Kotajarvi at the cardiology clinic office as Aspirus Keweenaw.

Jan is a member of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Society of AT Angiography and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology and is Vascular certified.

He received his medical degree from Khyber Medical College in Peshawar, Pakistan in 1967. He completed his residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Brooklyn, NY in 1972 and his fellowship in cardiology at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia in 1973 and at Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio in 1974.

Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Mohammad Jan, Aspirus Systems

Rhonda Peterson has been a long-time member of the CCI Systems staff and that dedication has paid off. CCI recently announced Peterson is being promoted to the position of director of engineering operations for the company, which is based in Iron Mountain.

"Rhonda has been a huge asset for our team since she started with CCI in 1997," says Rick Hurzeler, a CCI vice president. "She has deep knowledge in both fiber optic and coaxial design and has extensive experience working with many different operators."

Peterson will be responsible for staffing and execution of projects, supervising project managers, creating and refining processes related to project management, project accruals and invoicing as well as creating project guidelines.

Peterson has been a consistent performer for CCI since she started working for them as a CAD route drafter. From there, she worked her way up and was most recently a project manager.

During her time with CCI, Peterson has:

- Assisted in the development of the engineering database to track 135,000 miles of upgrade engineering for Charter Communications in 2000.
- Developed the Project Coordinator and Project Coordinator Assistant Programs to manage the engineering work for 135,000 miles of upgrade for Charter Communications in 2000.
- Led the CCI team to develop Bresnan mapping standards for 3,000 miles of upgrade in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Montana in 2003.
- Led the CCI team to develop Fiber As-built Management (FAM) documentation standards in 2007.

Peterson achieved her Bachelor's Degree from St. Norbert College. She resides in Norway, Mich., with her husband, Roger, and two children.

Licensed pediatrician Michelle Kroupa-Kulik, MD, will be joining the staff of Munising Memorial Hospital this summer, beginning to see patients in June. She previously practiced general medicine at the Munising Tribal Health Center, which is operated by the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. She completed her pediatric residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.