Contact:
Julie Holland
Deaconess Medical Center, Marketing/Communications
(509) 473-7027

For Immediate Release:

October 14, 2009 - Deaconess Medical Center recently welcomed William L. Gilbert as its new chief executive officer. A leader with more than 30 years' experience in healthcare management, Gilbert has served as CEO of hospitals on the west coast, most recently at Regional Medical Center of San Jose, a large tertiary referral center located in California's Silicon Valley. Under his leadership the hospital improved and expanded emergency, intensive care and cardiovascular services to achieve growth, provide much needed services to the community, and realize a significant financial turn-around for the hospital.

Gilbert is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has held numerous leadership positions for professional healthcare organizations. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of La Verne in California and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.