There is a new face at the head of Indiana University Health Goshen, and we were happy to report last week, that it is a familiar one. Randy Christophel was picked by the board of directors to succeed the retiring Jim Dague as president and chief executive officer of the organization. He is already on the job.
Christophel, 49, has been with IU Health Goshen, which was previously known as Goshen Health System, for the past 17 years, serving first as chief financial officer and most recently chief operating officer. He is a Concord High School graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame.
Dague and Christophel each started at Goshen Health System about the same time and worked together to take a struggling organization and bring it to maturity with a respected cancer research and treatment centers and recently networking with the statewide IU Health system.
We would be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to thank Dague for his significant contributions to both the hospital and the community. Under Dague’s watch, the health system launched a cancer center, a center to provide specialized health services to women in the region and a center for cardiology. These were no small feats.
Christophel was right there too, helping implement the organization’s strategic plan and turning around the finances by helping grow revenue by nearly 450 percent. He said last week during a meeting with The Goshen News editorial board that efforts to reduce costs and improve services will continue to be a top priority during his tenure.
“There are no sharp right turns with this change in leadership,” Christophel said. “I’ve been part of the strategy development all along. … We want to be the best of the best. It’s just not OK for any of your competitors to be better than you in any clinical capability or any patient satisfaction way.”
Congratulations, Mr. Christophel. We are very confident that you are the right person for this highly challenging job.
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Incoming IU Health Goshen CEO Randy Christophel is shown during a recent interview with The Goshen News editorial board.
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