HJAR Sep/Oct 2019

MARKET CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NORTHWEST HEALTH ONE ONONE Denten Park Denten Park is an accomplished healthcare leader withmore than 20 years of executive management experience at hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers in Arizona, Wyoming, and Utah. Prior to joining Northwest Health and moving to northwest Arkansas in 2018, Denten served as CEO of MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico for almost a decade. He is a member of the board of directors of the Rogers/Lowell Chamber of Commerce, and an ex-officio member of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Denten is also a member of the Northwest Arkansas Council, as well as a founding member of the NWA Healthcare Transformation Steering Committee. Denten earned a master’s degree in business administration from New Mexico State University, and a bachelor’s degree in business management and social business from Utah State University. Community involvement and making an impact on youth has always been important to him. He was a founding member of The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as president of the Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation. Additionally, he has been a youth basketball coach and referee, a volunteer youth educator, and an Eagle Scout Board of Review member for the Boy Scouts of America.