{"id":38848,"date":"2023-01-05T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=38848"},"modified":"2023-01-04T11:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:57:28","slug":"sonya-selhorst-named-president-of-mercy-health-defiance-hospital-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/sonya-selhorst-named-president-of-mercy-health-defiance-hospital-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonya Selhorst Named President of Mercy Health \u2013 Defiance Hospital Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mercy Health is pleased to announce that Sonya Selhorst has been named president of Mercy Health \u2013 Defiance Hospital campus. Sonya had been serving as interim president of the hospital since July and recently accepted the permanent position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSonya has served Mercy Health throughout her career and has shown both clinical and administrative expertise in these roles. I am excited to officially welcome her to this new role of president of our Mercy Health \u2013 Defiance campus and look forward to her continued advancement of initiatives in the region,\u201d said Bob Baxter, president, Mercy Health \u2013 Toledo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya has served in a variety of roles since joining Mercy Health, most recently as chief operating officer and chief nursing officer at Mercy Health \u2013 Defiance Hospital, a position in which she has served since 2016. She started her career in nursing at Mercy Health \u2013 St. Rita\u2019s Medical Center in Lima and assumed leadership roles in Lima before coming to Defiance in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya earned a Master\u2019s in Business Administration from Walden University in Minneapolis and a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration from the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima and a Bachelor of Science Nursing from Western Governors University in Salk Lake City. Sonya is also a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have enjoyed serving Defiance and surrounding community over the past 10 years. The Mercy Health team in Defiance has had the opportunity to celebrate some national awards and recognitions for the high quality, compassionate care provided to the community, and I am honored to work alongside these dedicated professionals,\u201d Sonya said. \u201cI look forward to continuing to serve the team at Mercy Health – Defiance as well as the entire Defiance community in my new role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercy Health \u2013 Defiance Hospital consistently rank among the nation\u2019s best in a variety of areas, including quality, clinical outcomes, and patient and associate experience. In October, Defiance Hospital made its debut among healthcare providers and insurers in Modern Healthcare\u2019s 2022 Best Places to Work award program with a number ranking of 75. Also, Defiance Hospital was awarded an \u2018A\u2019 grade in The Leapfrog Group fall Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing these hospitals\u2019 achievements providing safer health care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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