HealthPartners has announced that School of Public Health (SPH) alumna Emily Blomberg will be the next president of Regions Hospital and the Regions Hospital Foundation. Blomberg earned a master’s in public health degree from SPH in 2006.

Blomberg, a Rochester native, brings local and national health care leadership to HealthPartners, most recently serving as chief operating officer for University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

“Throughout Emily’s leadership career, she has shown a deep commitment to quality improvement, health equity and colleague engagement,” said Andrea Walsh, HealthPartners president and CEO. “We’re looking forward to what she will bring to our team as we care for patients in St. Paul and the broader community.”

In 2019, Blomberg received a “40 Under 40” honor from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal when she was Hennepin Healthcare’s chief operating officer, a position she held from 2017-2022. She had several roles at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston from 2010-2017, including health system operations vice president, associate vice president and director.

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About Regions Hospital
Regions Hospital is part of HealthPartners. The hospital is a Level I trauma center serving adults and children in Minnesota and western Wisconsin for more than 140 years. As a private, nonprofit teaching hospital, Regions Hospital provides outstanding care in women’s health, cardiology, oncology, surgery, orthopedics, neuroscience, burn, emergency care, mental health and more. For more information, visit regionshospital.com.