HARTZ Search Recruits President of OSF HealthCare, Saint Joseph Medical Center
December 19, 2024 – After an extensive national search, Charlotte, NC-based HARTZ Search has recruited Eunmee Shim as the president of OSF HealthCare, Saint Joseph Medical Center in Peoria, IL. The search was led by chief of staff Gabby Ross, former partner Carol Maxwell, and CEO Mike Hartz. “As president, Eunmee will lead OSF St. Joseph in aligning with the overall strategy of OSF HealthCare,” said Carol Friesen, CEO for OSF HealthCare’s eastern region. “She will be responsible for directing all internal operations and helping OSF evolve when necessary to ensure that high-quality and cost-effective healthcare continues to be delivered to the patients we are blessed to serve. Shim will carry forward a culture of collaboration and integration that provides a safe Mission Partner and patient care environment. She will continue to embrace the Catholic healthcare heritage and support the Sisters’ Mission of serving with the greatest care and love.”
Ms. Shim joins OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center from Adventist Healthcare where she rose through leadership over the last 13 years. Most recently, she was the president of Fort Washington Medical Center, where she led the hospital from a Leap Frog F to Leap Frog A hospital in five years while expanding hospital capacity during a pandemic. Before being promoted to president in 2019, she was the senior vice president of ambulatory networks and chief strategy officer, where she led Baldridge. She has Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Sahmyook University in Seoul, Korea and a master of science in nursing informatics from Columbia University School of Nursing in New York City.
In her new position with OSF, Ms. Shim will direct all internal operations of the hospital/medical center while developing and implementing short-term tactics within long-term strategies that provide high-quality and cost-effective health care. She will carry forward a culture of collaboration and integration that provides a safe mission partner and patient care environment.
OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. It has 16 hospitals – 10 acute care, five critical access, one transitional care – with 2,134 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan. OSF employs nearly 24,000 mission partners across 150+ locations; has two colleges of nursing; operates OSF Home Care Services, a network of home health and hospice services; owns Pointcore, comprised of health care-related businesses; OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm for the organization; and OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising healthcare innovation startups.
Serving the Healthcare and Higher Education Sectors
Established in 2017, HARTZ Search is an executive search firm that focuses on the healthcare and higher education sectors. In addition to its headquarters in Charlotte, NC, the firm has regional offices in Dallas, TX, and San Diego, CA. The firm’s clients include: Atrium Health, City of Hope – Cancer Research; Bon Secours Mercy Health; JPS Health Network; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas (UT Southwestern); and University of Wisconsin Health (UW Health).
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After extensive nationwide searches, Charlotte, NC-based HARTZ Search has recently helped to recruitment of Rebecca Tucker and Joseph DeLeon as the CFO and CEO, respectively of Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, SC. “Joseph is a veteran in every sense of the word as he has excelled in healthcare management since 1991 and served our country as a former captain in the United States Air Force Medical Services Corps,” said Edward McKelvey, chairman of the Roper St. Francis Healthcare board of directors. “We are thrilled to choose Joseph to further elevate our stellar reputation and expand access to quality healthcare while carrying out our mission of ‘healing all people with compassion, faith and excellence.’”
Mr. Hartz is president and CEO of the firm. His diverse background in executive and physician search has given him unique experience in working with executives and physicians within the healthcare and higher education industries. During his 15 years in executive search, he has recruited over 200 executives and physicians nationwide. Mr. Hartz has used his background in customer service and business operations as well as his knowledge of national healthcare market trends in recruitment, practice management, and physician services to solidify his track record in recruiting for healthcare systems, facilities, and physician practices ranging in size from small rural to large medical centers.
Ms. Ross joined the Hartz Search team in September of 2022 and works out of the Charlotte office. She is driven by Hartz Search’s commitment to honesty and quality service and uses her hospitality background to provide efficient service to client and candidate partners.
Ms. Maxwell brings 30 years of experience working with executive leadership to solve business issues through working with their teams to reach their potential. She has a depth of in healthcare service organizations, including large academic medical centers, community hospitals, for-profit and not-for-profit as well as faith-based health systems. She left Hartz Search in November.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
