Premier Health Partners Executive Management Team
Thomas G. Breitenbach
James R. Pancoast
Mary H. Boosalis
Mark Shaker
Michael J. Mailberger
Douglas W. McNeill
Diane Ewing
William E. Linesch
Thomas M. Duncan
Thomas G. Breitenbach, Chief Executive Officer, Premier Health Partners
Tom Breitenbach was the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Premier Health Partners (PHP), the parent operating company for Miami Valley Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton, and Middletown Regional Hospital – now Atrium Medical Center. He now serves as CEO of PHP. He is also President and Chief Executive Officer of MedAmerica Health Systems Corporation, parent organization for Miami Valley Hospital.
A native of Cincinnati, Tom joined Miami Valley Hospital as Chief Financial Officer in 1979. In 1982, he left Ohio to serve as a founding Partner in a firm that developed the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C. Tom returned to Dayton in 1984 to become MedAmerica’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Miami Hospital in 1987, serving in that capacity until 1998.
Tom is currently Chairman of CareSource USA, the parent company of the largest Medicaid HMO in Ohio, and serves on the Board of The Dayton Foundation. He is a former trustee of the University of Dayton, former chair of the Ohio Hospital Association, and serves on the Dayton Business Committee. Before his tenure in Dayton, Tom worked for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Hospital Affiliates of Nashville, and Arthur Young and Co. A certified public accountant, he received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master’s degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati. He is also a graduate of the professional accounting program at Northwestern University.
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James R. Pancoast, President, Premier Health Partners
Jim Pancoast serves as the president of Premier Health Partners, a comprehensive health system that has 14,000 employees that serves southwestern Ohio through member and affiliate organizations in seventeen counties. At Premier, Pancoast is responsible for finance, information technology, business development, PHP joint ventures and strategic initiatives.
Jim was most recently president and chief executive officer of Good Samaritan Hospital, a full-service acute care, teaching hospital with 560 licensed beds. He served also as president and CEO of the parent corporation, Samaritan Health Partners (SHP). SHP includes affiliate corporations in long-term care, behavioral health, primary care physician practices, and a charitable foundation. SHP generates revenues in excess of $700 million annually, and includes an outpatient care center, Good Samaritan North, Maria Joseph Living Care Center, and several satellite health clinics.
Within Premier Health Partners, he has also been president of the Physician Network and president of Fidelity Healthcare.
Jim sits on the boards of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Montgomery County Human Services Levy Council and the Dayton Art Institute. He also serves as board chair of Premier Community Health. Pancoast holds an MBA from Michigan State University, is a Certified Public Accountant, and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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Mary H. Boosalis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Miami Valley Hospital
Mary H. Boosalis has served as president and Chief Executive Officer of Miami Valley Hospital (MVH) since January 2006 after 20 years as a senior leader at the Dayton area’s largest hospital, which is part of the PHP system.
A California native, Mary earned a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, magna cum laude, from California State University at Fresno, working for 10 years as a critical care nurse at hospitals in California and Arizona. Mary joined Miami Valley Hospital in 1986 after receiving a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University. Prior to being named President and Chief Executive Officer at Miami Valley Hospital, she held several executive positions in hospital operations, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1991, Mary was selected as one of Modern Healthcare magazine’s “Up and Comers” recognizing outstanding health care leaders under 40 years of age.
Mary is a diplomat of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She currently serves on the Boards of the Dayton Development Coalition, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sinclair Community College.
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Mark Shaker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Good Samaritan Hospital
Since 2004, Shaker has served as executive vice president and chief operating officer managing daily operations at the hospital and its satellite facilities including Dayton Heart and Vascular Hospital, owned and operated by Good Samaritan Hospital; Good Samaritan North Health Center; and multiple family practice and ambulatory clinics.
Before joining Good Samaritan Hospital, Mark spent 14 years at Miami Valley Hospital where he held positions of increasing responsibility including vice president of Strategic Improvement and senior vice president of Hospital Operations. He also served five years as president and CEO of Fidelity Health Care, Premier Health Partners’ post-acute home care and related services division.
He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, holds a bachelor’s of science in business administration from The Ohio State University and a master’s of health administration from Washington University.
Locally, Mark serves as executive board member of Boy Scouts of America – Miami Valley Council, board member of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and is a member of Leadership Dayton. He is past associate board member of the Dayton Art Institute, and past regent of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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Michael J. Maiberger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Upper Valley Medical Center
Michael J. Maiberger holds the position of UVMC President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mike joined the UVMC health system in the role of hospital administrator in 1992 and was promoted to Vice President/COO in 1994 and Executive Vice President/COO in 1998. He assumed the position of President/COO in November 2007. He came to UVMC after serving as vice president of patient services at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association. Mike earned a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University and a master’s in health administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati.
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Douglas W. McNeill, President and Chief Executive Officer, Middletown Regional Hospital, Atrium Medical Center
Douglas W. McNeill, FACHE, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Middletown Regional Health System, serving in this capacity since July 1992. Prior to this position, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Lenawee Health Systems and Bixby Medical Center in Adrian, Michigan. Doug holds a Master’s degree in Business and Health Services Administration from Cornell University. He holds Fellowship Status in the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on numerous professional and civic boards.
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Diane Ewing, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Diane joins the organization from ViaHealth in Rochester, New York, where she has served since 2002 as vice president, Marketing and Public Relations. At ViaHealth, she was responsible for strategic marketing, internal and external communications, public relations, Web sites, community relations, and a call center. ViaHealth includes Rochester General Hospital, a 528-bed tertiary care provider, as well as a smaller hospital, nursing homes and a variety of specialty services. Earlier, she was vice president of Community Services for Finger Lakes Health in Geneva, New York, and director of Community Relations for Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis.
Diane’s role at PHP will include managing strategic marketing, public relations and communications, Web sites, graphics and design, a call center and community relations.
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William E. Linesch, Vice President of Human Resources and Organization Effectiveness, PHP
William Linesch joined PHP in 2001 as Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness. Prior to coming to PHP, Bill was Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness for Northwest Airlines. He also served as Vice President of Human Resources for Reynolds and Reynolds Company.
A graduate of Duns Scotus College and graduate studies from University of Dayton, Bill has in-depth knowledge and experience in Human Resources. He has served as Vice President of Human Resources at Star Banc and Wagons-Lit Travel USA. He brings extensive human resource leadership to PHP and is able to build and implement strategies effecting positive change in organizations.
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Thomas M. Duncan, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PHP
Thomas M. Duncan is Chief Financial Officer and treasurer for PHP. His career with PHP and its affiliates spans more than two decades.
After graduating with honors in business from Wright State University, Tom began his career at Ernst & Whinney as a senior level audit staff member. In 1985, Tom became Director of Finance for MedAmerica Health Systems where he was responsible for accounting and financial analysis of various subsidiaries of Miami Valley Hospital. He became Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Fidelity Health Care in 1987.
In 1997, Tom was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Health Care where he oversaw the implementation of a paperless medical record system through organization-wide computerization, including field clinicians.
Later in 1997, Tom was made Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Samaritan Health Partners where he served until 2005 when he was named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Miami Valley Hospital and MedAmerica Health Systems. Tom was recently named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for PHP.
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