OKEMOS, Mich. — Members of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) elected new officers and appointed board members during the association’s Annual Membership Meeting June 26. Officers of the 2024-2025 MHA Board of Trustees include Julie Yaroch, DO, chair; Bill Manns, chair-elect; and Brittany Lavis, treasurer. In addition, Brian Peters was reappointed to serve an indefinite term of office as CEO of the association. The board directs the Greater Lansing-based association’s statewide representation of hospitals and healthcare providers. 

Yaroch (left), president, ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital, Adrian, will serve as chair during the association’s 2024-2025 program year beginning July 1. The terms of service of Manns, president and CEO, Bronson Healthcare, Kalamazoo; and Lavis, CEO, Detroit Medical Center, will also span the 2024-2025 program year. Shannon Striebich, president and CEO, Trinity Health Michigan, will serve as immediate past chair. 

“I am extremely appreciative of Shannon Striebich for her leadership and commitment to Michigan hospitals,” said MHA CEO Brian Peters. “Despite significant challenges, Shannon effectively led the MHA to accomplish a number of highly successful and impactful outcomes on behalf of our members. We look forward to continuing the great work of our association with Dr. Julie Yaroch as our incoming chair, in whom I have full confidence to help us achieve our mission of advancing the health of individuals and communities.”

Darryl Elmouchi, MD, chief operating officer, Corewell Health, co-headquartered in Grand Rapids and Southfield, and Adnan Munkarah, MD, president, care delivery system, and chief clinical officer, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, were appointed as trustees at-large for three-year terms. David Miller, MD, MPH, president, University of Michigan Health, and executive vice dean for clinical affairs, UM Medical School, Ann Arbor, was appointed as a trustee at-large for a two-year term. Saju George, CEO, Garden City Hospital, and Regional CEO, Prime Healthcare-Michigan, was appointed as a trustee at-large for a one-year term. 

Striebich was reappointed for a three-year term on the 2024-2025 MHA Board of Trustees as a trustee at-large, as were the following individuals: 

• Douglas J. Apple, MD, MS, FHM, chief clinical officer, Ascension Health - Michigan, Warren, and interim president & CEO, Ascension Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc
• Beth Charlton, BSN, RN, MSA, president and CEO, Covenant HealthCare, Saginaw
• Jeremiah J. Hodshire, president and CEO, Hillsdale Hospital

Continuing to serve their current terms of service as trustees at-large are:

• Karen Cheeseman, president and CEO, Mackinac Straits Health System, St. Ignace
• Mark Eastburg, PhD, president and CEO, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids
• Gregory R. Lane, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, McLaren Health Care, Grand Blanc
• Ed Ness, president and CEO, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City
• Kent Riddle, president and CEO, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation, Grand Rapids
• Lydia Watson, MD, president and CEO, MyMichigan Health, Midland

About the MHA
Based in Greater Lansing, the MHA is the statewide leader representing all community hospitals in Michigan. Established in 1919, the MHA represents the interests of its member hospitals and health systems in both the legislative and regulatory arenas on key issues and supports their efforts to provide quality, cost-effective and accessible care. The MHA’s mission is to advance the health of individuals and communities.

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