Ned Resch Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Regional West

The Regional West board of directors announced the hiring of Ned Resch as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Resch assumed leadership duties on March 10, 2025. He succeeds Mel McNea, MHA, who served as Regional West’s President and CEO for the past two years.

Resch’s career in healthcare began in 2002 as an Environmental Service Associate in a busy emergency department at Intermountain Healthcare. Resch worked for Banner Health in their rural market. He oversaw medical group operations in Wyoming and California and, in 2019, was promoted to CEO of Banner’s Platte County Memorial Hospital. In 2021, Resch was named CEO of Sterling Regional MedCenter, a level III designated trauma hospital in Northeast Colorado. In this capacity, Resch oversaw all aspects of both clinical and non-clinical operations and secured over $20 million in capital to improve vital care delivery infrastructure.

Resch earned a Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago, studying Healthcare Administration and Policy.

“We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Resch to Regional West. He brings extensive experience in healthcare leadership that will serve our hospital and community well,” said Jim Trumbull, Regional West board chair.

Wittkieffer’s Mark Andrew and Stephanie Odorisio led the search.

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Ned Resch Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Regional West

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