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David Olson, president & CEO of Bay Area Medical Center, was recently elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

(Marinette, Wis.) – David Olson, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bay Area Medical Center, Marinette WI, has been elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Regents serve a vital link between ACHE and its affiliates by approving governance and membership regulations as well as promoting ACHE programs, services and activities within their respective areas.

Olson took office at the Council of Regents meeting February 28, during ACHE’s 47th Congress on Healthcare Management at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. As a Regent, Olson will represent ACHE’s membership in Wisconsin.

Olson’s early career in healthcare included positions as a certified nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, home health aide and research assistant. He joined St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1988 as associate vice president, Rehabilitation and Support Services, and became vice president of that division in 1989.

As president and CEO of Victory Medical Center in Stanley, Wis., from 1994 to 1995, Olson oversaw a turnaround in the center’s financial operations.

From 1994 to 1998, Olson served as vice president, Administrative Services, for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, Wis., and also as president of the Foundation of St. Joseph’s Hospital.

He became Bay Area Medical Center’s chief operating officer in 1998 and was named CEO & president in 1999. Over the last five years he has lead the 99-bed hospital through a period of significant expansion, including the construction of a 71,000 square-foot outpatient services center and expansion of the hospital’s cancer care and cardiac service lines.

In 2001 the American College of Healthcare Executives named him the National Young Health Executive of the Year.

Olson serves as a preceptor for the University of Iowa Graduate Program in Hospital Administration and the St. Louis University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration. He received master’s degrees in business administration and hospital and health administration from the University of Iowa and his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire. “ACHE has always been a foundation for my career,” Olson says. “The College’s high professional standards set a benchmark for hospital administrators that, if met, helps ensure our success.” Caption: David Olson, president & CEO of Bay Area Medical Center, was recently elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

American College of Healthcare Executives

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare executives we lead our nations’ hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Management, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year. ACHE is also known for its journal, the Journal of Healthcare Management, and magazine, Healthcare Executive, as well as groundbreaking research and career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of improving the health status of society by advancing healthcare leadership and management excellence.

Bay Area Medical Center

Bay Area Medical Center is a 99-bed general acute care hospital located in Northeast Wisconsin. It includes a community primary/secondary care hospital, a 71,100 sq.-ft. outpatient surgery center, a primary care physician joint venture, and a radiation oncology joint venture. BAMC offers select, advanced medical services, with an emphasis on diagnostic radiology, rehabilitation services, ambulatory surgery, obstetrics, cancer treatment and urgent care. BAMC earned full accreditation for January 2003 through January 2006 by the Joint Commission on HealthCare Organizations.