Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is pleased to announce that Ralph Turner, DBA, MSHA, MPA, FACHE, will join the leadership team as Chief Operating Officer.
Turner has spent the last two years serving Cleveland Clinic as the Executive Director for Patient Support Services. As Executive Director, he was responsible for driving high reliability across many enterprise service lines, including Food and Nutrition Services, Laundry and Linen, Textiles, Red Coats, Patient Transport, and Service Express Call Center.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, he served as Vice President for Facilities, Support and Emergency Medicine Services, and President, Best Western Inn Is Towner, LLCat UW Health, the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served in several roles over 21 years as a member of the Health Services Command in the United States Army, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer Four.
A native of Georgia, Turner holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Adminis- tration and Management, and a Master of Science in Health Care Administra- tion from the University of Maryland, as well as a Master of Public Administra- tion from Troy University. He recently completed his Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
“Ralph Turner brings 32 years of healthcare experience and a proven track record for successful operations,” stated Dr. Greg Rosencrance, President of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. “I’m excited that he will be joining our leadership team as his extensive knowledge of operations will serve us well.”