 April Vogelsang, MS, RN, NEA-BC, will be CIMRO’s next CEO with the upcoming retirement of Tina Georgy. Vogelsang has over 25 years of progressive healthcare and health services leadership experience. For the past 15 years, she held various positions at Carle Health, most recently serving as the System SVP & Chief Clinical Integration Officer. At Health Alliance Medical Plans & Carle Health, she provided strategic and operational oversight for health plan clinical operations and Carle Health enterprise integrated Population Health and Care Management, including Stratum Med Accountable Care Organization. She has consistently achieved high employee engagement rates and organizational goals. Prior to joining Carle Health, Vogelsang worked at CIMRO for 10 years as the Director of Operations. She was instrumental in the start-up operations of CIMRO of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE) with award of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Quality Improvement Organization contract in 2002. In 2019, Vogelsang was elected to the CIMRO Board of Directors. Since 2020, as part of the CIMRO Enterprise, she serves as a Corporate Representative on the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) Board of Directors and is Chair of the GPQIN Finance and Compliance Committee. CIMRO Board Chair, Dr. Barry Slotky said, “The Board and staff are thrilled April has accepted the CIMRO CEO position. April’s health system experience and quality management expertise, coupled with her in-depth knowledge of the CIMRO Enterprise, makes her a perfect fit to further strengthen and grow the organization. She has proven leadership abilities and we are confident she will lead CIMRO to new levels of excellence.” Vogelsang is a registered nurse and holds a Master of Science in Health Services Administration. She serves as a Board member for Leadership Illinois and is a member of a variety of health care and related trade organizations. Tina Georgy, RN, MS, will be retiring in January 2023 after 37 years with the organization; having served as its CEO for 23 years. Vogelsang will begin her position as CIMRO’s CEO on August 22, 2022. During the transition, Georgy will serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer until her retirement in January 2023. |
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