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Our leadership
Our dedicated leadership team is at the heart of our efforts to support the health and well-being of our patients and community.
Westfields Hospital & Clinic is part of the HealthPartners health care system, a multi-specialty group practice that serves more than 1.2 million patients across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Together, we’re living our values each day to promote the health and well-being of the New Richmond community and beyond.

Steve Massey joined Westfields Hospital & Clinic as President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2011. He’s led the hospital through a number of strategic initiatives, including the joining of Westfields Hospital and New Richmond Clinic to form Westfields Hospital & Clinic in 2013.
Before taking on his current role, Massey served as Chief Financial Officer at Osceola Medical Center. He also held prior leadership positions at Allina Health and Fairview Health Services. Massey was named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know” in 2019. In 2020 he was one of four Wisconsin hospital and health system CEOs recognized in Becker’s list of “60 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know.”
Steve's dedication to sustainable business practices has shaped the hospital and clinic strategy. He oversaw the installation of two solar arrays on the Westfields campus in 2014, and the hospital earned a "Green Masters" level award from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council and the Top 25 Environmental Excellence award from Practice Greenhealth in 2019.
Under his leadership, Westfields Hospital & Clinic was named a top 20 Critical Access Hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural Health and the National Rural Health Association in both 2019 and 2020.
Steve received his undergraduate degree from Missouri State University. He has a master’s in healthcare administration from the University of Minnesota. Steve, his wife Nicole and their three boys live in New Richmond. He has served on the New Richmond Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, including the role of president. He has served on the New Richmond Youth Hockey Association Board and volunteers at Grace Place, a local transitional housing organization.

Martin joined HealthPartners in 2009 as an emergency physician and medical director in western Wisconsin. In his current role as Vice President of Medical Affairs for the HealthPartners hospitals and clinics in Hudson, New Richmond and Amery, he works with medical staff and other leaders to help drive operational excellence and quality of care. From 2022-2024, he also served as the Regional Medical Director for Primary Care.
Hudson has been home for Martin and his wife since 2006 and is where they raised their four sons. The family enjoys spending time outdoors at their cabin and at state and regional parks, participating in activities such as hiking, paddleboarding and boating. Martin’s personal hobbies include woodworking and working outside, alpine skiing and mountain biking.

Kristy has been Vice President, Patient Care Services, CNO, at Hudson Hospital & Clinic since 2017 and was named Interim been Vice President, Patient Care Services, CNO, at Westfields Hospital & Clinic in 2025. Kristy spent most of her nursing career at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, WI, in a variety of nursing and leadership roles. When she moved to Hudson in 2013, she served as Clinical Director at Woodwinds Health Campus, Woodbury, MN.
Kristy holds a Bachelor of Science, Nursing and a Master of Science, Nursing Administration from University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Kristy and her husband, Adam, live in Hudson with their two children, Ross and Ally. They love spending time on the St. Croix River and supporting their children in extracurricular activities.

Dr. Gabriel is a board-certified podiatrist who treats a range of conditions, from foot and ankle disorders in adults and children, to wound care and diabetes-related foot problems. She has a special interest in sports medicine and sports-related injuries. Dr. Gabriel is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, a member of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, and many others. She earned her doctorate from Des Moines University.
Westfields Hospital & Clinic is a nonprofit organization, locally governed by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is a volunteer board comprised of leaders, representatives and physicians from the St. Croix Valley community and HealthPartners, including Amery Hospital & Clinic, Hudson Hospital & Clinic, Lakeview Hospital and Westfields Hospital & Clinic.
Mike Anderson, chair
Retired, HR Executive, 3M
Craig Yehlik, vice chair
Chief of Police, City of New Richmond
Oralee Schock, quality chair
Retired, Principal, Amery Intermediate
Mark Gherty, treasurer
Retired, Lawyer, Gherty and Gherty, S.C.
Chuck Williamson
Retired, Owner, Williamson-White Funeral Home
Khu Thao, PsyD
CEO, Canvas Health
Regan Brown, DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Paula Kolbeck
HR Executive, Ellicott Dredge Technologies
Kris Tjornehoi
Retired, Professor of Music, UW-River Falls
Melissa Kolb
Clinical Operations and HR Consultant, MKR Consulting
Rick Dado
Business Owner, Four Hands Holstein
Sharon Tolva
Vice President and Corporate Controller, Andersen Corporation
Steve Long, DO
Regional Medical Director, Valley Primary Care, HealthPartners
Levon O’hAodha, MD
Emergency Medicine, Hudson Hospital & Clinic
Nick Weiss, MD
Orthopedic Surgery, TRIA Orthopedics
Annie Jacobsen, MD
Oncology, Lakeview and Regions Hospitals
Jack Dressen
Vice President, Hospital Specialty Services and Radiology, HealthPartners
Jason Gallagher
Vice President, Health and Care Engagement, HealthPartners
Pahoua Hoffman
Senior Vice President, Government and Community Relations, HealthPartners