GRANTSBURG—The Board of Directors of Burnett Medical Center (BMC) announced the appointment of Gordon Lewis as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Lewis has most recently been CEO of Community Hospital and Long Term Care Center in Torrington, WY. He will begin his work in Grantsburg on June 9.

John Sauerberg, chairman of the BMC board observed that the board feels very fortunate to get someone with Mr. Lewis' considerable experience. Gordon has been vice president of Ancillary Services at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT; Chief Operating Officer of Fort Wainwright Army Hospital in Fairbanks, AK; Deputy Chief of Staff at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX; and Senior Policy Analyst and Congressional Liaison at the Office of the Surgeon General in Washington, DC.

Much of that experience was while he was an officer in the U.S. Army and includes training programs and residencies at George Washington University, Keller Army Community Hospital at West Point, NY, and at Baylor University.

Recent professional experiences have included service as Wyoming Regent for the American College of Healthcare Executives, Regional Policy Board Delegate for the American Hospital Association, and Board of Directors of the Wyoming Hospital Association and the Wyoming Healthcare Resources Network.

Community leadership interests and activities have included service on the Board of Directors of the County Economic Development Corporation and membership in Rotary International, Chamber of commerce and United Way.

Lewis has recent successful experience in hospital building programs, strategic planning, healthcare finance, lobbying efforts, quality improvement and customer/patient service and care.

Sauerberg noted that "these experiences and interests mesh with board goals and needs for BMC."

And "his resume is replete with references to his integrity, ambition, leadership, communication, and dedication to compassionate, quality care and service to patients."

The Lewis family will be moving to the Burnett County area as soon as their home in Wyoming is sold.