Douglas County Physicians Announce Interim CEO
Board Appoints Roseburg Physician Robert Dannenhoffer
Roseburg, Oregon—The Physicians of Douglas County (DCIPA) is pleased to announce that Robert Dannenhoffer, M.D. has been named interim chief executive officer and will take over the day-to-day management of the organization for the next three to six months while an executive search is conducted.
“The job of CEO is a critical position to which members and staff looks for guidance and leadership,” said Dr. Larry Sharp, DCIPA’s Board chairman. “Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer is one of DCIPA’s founding fathers and its original Medical Director. He has incredible breadth of experience and we are grateful that he has agreed to provide leadership during this time of transition.”
In order to accept the DCIPA Board assignment, Dr. Dannenhoffer vacated his position at Roseburg’s Mercy Medical Center where he had been Vice President of clinical effectiveness and a member of the hospital safety committee. In addition to his being a practicing physician with ties to DCIPA and Mercy, Dannenhoffer was also Medical Director at SureCare Health Plans, Inc. He has served as President of the Oregon Medical Association (OMA).
During a period at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Dr. Dannenhoffer was an instructor in the Pediatrics Department at Harvard Medical School and an assistant professor in the Pediatrics Department at Uniformed University of Health Services.
“DCIPA is a great organization with a great future, and I’m looking forward to leading it through the many health care challenges facing Douglas County and the state of Oregon,” Dannenhoffer said.
DCIPA’s Board of Directors made the interim appointment after Ron Preston resigned from the day-to-day management of the organization and transitioned to a new position. He will continue with DCIPA as Senior Consultant and will serve as a liaison to stakeholders on critical state and federal issues.
