Kim Miller, MBA, president and CEO of Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Inc., has been appointed chairperson of the Vizient Upper Midwest Board of Directors. Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country, provides innovative data-driven solutions, expertise and collaborative opportunities that lead to improved patient outcomes and lower costs. The Vizient Upper Midwest Board consists of 19 members from 10 states: Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania and Florida. The board strives to improve the 35 health care organizations in the Upper Midwest Network more quickly through a commitment to act, learn and share together. “I’m pleased to have the opportunity to work with leaders at the forefront of health care,” said Miller, who is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. “Vizient members in the Upper Midwest Network are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate, cost-effective care while supporting our caregivers, and it meshes well with our vision at Beaver Dam Community Hospitals.”
