Portneuf Medical Center CEO to leave and take up new out-of-state position

POCATELLO — The existent main executive serviceman of Portneuf Medical Center is leaving his position astatine nan location hospital.

The infirmary announced successful a connection Friday that Jordan Herget, CEO of Portneuf Medical Center since August 2020, will time off nan statement for “a caller domiciled extracurricular nan community,” publication nan statement.

According to infirmary spokeswoman Katie Damron Quayle, Herget accepted a caller position astatine a wellness strategy successful Nevada.

“Under his leadership, Portneuf has importantly expanded its capacity and services successful nan region, enhanced relationships pinch captious entree and agrarian infirmary partners and consistently improved diligent information and value care,” nan connection read.

Herget will time off nan statement connected Sept. 6. The connection doesn’t opportunity wherever Herget will beryllium going erstwhile he has near Portneuf Medical Center.

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Before coming to Pocatello, Herget was nan president and CEO of O’Connor Hospital successful San Jose, California and St. Louise Regional Hospital successful Gilroy, California. He besides fulfilled finance and executive guidance roles for hospitals successful Alaska, California, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho.

Herget worked arsenic main operating serviceman astatine Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center successful Idaho Falls from 2007 to 2010.

A Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is simply a missive people assigned to hospitals successful nan U.S. that grades their information for patients. In nan past 5 infirmary cycles, Portneuf received 3 ‘A’ information grades.

Chief Operating Officer Nate Carter will service arsenic interim CEO erstwhile Herget has left. A nationalist hunt for a imperishable leader will beryllium conducted, according to Quayle.

“Portneuf Health is grateful for Herget’s activity and committedness to our community, and we wish him and his family nan best,” nan connection read.