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HealthPartners names new Regions Hospital president


April 23, 2024


ST. PAUL, Minn. – HealthPartners today announced that Emily Blomberg will be the next president of Regions Hospital and the Regions Hospital Foundation.

Blomberg, a Rochester native, brings local and national health care leadership to HealthPartners, most recently serving as chief operating officer for University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

“Throughout Emily’s leadership career, she has shown a deep commitment to quality improvement, health equity and colleague engagement,” said Andrea Walsh, HealthPartners president and CEO. “We’re looking forward to what she will bring to our team as we care for patients in St. Paul and the broader community.”

In 2019, Blomberg received 40 Under 40 honors from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal when she was Hennepin Healthcare’s chief operating officer, a position she held from 2017-2022. She had several roles at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston from 2010-2017, including health system operations vice president, associate vice president and director.

Blomberg starts at Regions on June 13 and will report to Megan Remark, who was Regions president since 2015 before being named chief operating officer of the HealthPartners care group in March.

About Regions Hospital

Regions Hospital is part of HealthPartners. The hospital is a Level I trauma center serving adults and children in Minnesota and western Wisconsin for more than 140 years. As a private, nonprofit teaching hospital, Regions Hospital provides outstanding care in women’s health, cardiology, oncology, surgery, orthopedics, neuroscience, burn, emergency care, mental health and more. For more information, visit regionshospital.com.

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