Tomah Health announces new CEO

TOMAH (WKBT) – The Tomah Health board of directors announced the selection of a new hospital CEO Tuesday.

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Derek Daly will succeed hospital CEO Phil Stuart, who is retiring in June after 50 years in health care.

Daly, one of three candidates considered for the position, has been CEO of Blue Mountain Hospital District in John Day, Ore., for five and a half years.

Daly said he was “born a Badger” in Madison, Wis., before growing up in eastern South Dakota. He attended Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he received an undergraduate degree in business administration before obtaining his master’s degree in health administration from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

“I am thankful for the opportunity to join Tomah Health and work alongside all of the caregivers and team members across the organization and the Tomah health-care community,” Daly said.

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