WellSpan Health's new president and CEO will be first woman to lead the organization

The WellSpan Health board of directors has named Roxanna L. Gapstur as the new president and CEO.

Gapstur, of Minnesota, will assume her position on Jan. 2, 2019. She will succeed Kevin H. Mosser, M.D., who will retire on Jan. 1. She is the first female to be named president and CEO of the medical organization.

Gapstur currently serves as president of Methodist Hospital and senior vice president of HealthPartners, a $7.2 billion, Minnesota-based integrated health plan and care delivery organization that includes eight hospitals, 1,800 employed physicians and more than 100 care locations.

Her appointment follows a national search that was led by the system’s board  of directors.

Gapstur holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minn.; a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota; and a doctorate in nursing from the University of Minnesota. 

She has served as past president and board chair of the Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing.

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Under Gapstur's leadership, Methodist Hospital received multiple awards and distinctions for quality and safety, including a 2018 Citation of Merit from the American Hospital Association's Quest for Quality Prize, HealthGrades Top 100 Hospitals, Truven Analytics Top 100 Hospitals, Truven Everest Award, Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals, and U.S. News & World Report regional leader.

Gapstur intends to relocate of the central Pennsylvania area, according to the media release announcing her appointment.