Dan Rohrbach

With over 20 years in leadership roles in rural healthcare organizations, Dan brings SH a high level of management skill and experience. Yet, those who know him best say it’s his personality and attitude that make him an uncommonly strong leader.

Growing up on a dairy farm in Ashley, North Dakota, Dan first learned the value of good hard work. With a scholarship to play football and run track at Valley City State University, he made the hard work pay off by becoming an All-American in football. Later, Dan went on to earn a Master’s in Management from the University of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.

The winning attitude he cultivated in college and athletics served him well as a young healthcare executive rising quickly, gaining experience and meeting challenges. After 3 years of experience in long-term care and six years in rural healthcare finance, Dan took on his first Chief Executive Officer position at the age of 32 at Essentia Health in Ada, Minnesota. There, he brought the organization through numerous financial and operational challenges to create a high performing local health system with a dedicated team of employees and a strong medical staff. Dan’s career has also included successful leadership and management positions with the Benedictine Health System and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minnesota.

Now at SH, Dan is putting his exceptional leadership skills to work to realize the full potential of an organization that enjoys strong community support, an excellent medical staff and employees, a solid financial footing and beautiful facilities. Since his arrival in August 2011, SH has recruited many key staff and physicians, added powerful new diagnostic imaging technologies, and made exciting additions and expansions to services. Today, buoyed by Dan’s natural leadership abilities and can-do attitude, SH’s future and the future of local healthcare in Southwest Wisconsin now shines brighter than ever before.