HJAR Nov/Dec 2020

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS I  NOV / DEC 2020 17 Q & A RYAN GEHRIG, FACHE President Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Ryan Gehrig, FACHE was named president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in April 2012. He has served on the board of directors for several organizations, including the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, Fort Smith EMS, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma and Subiaco Academy. He presently serves on the board of the Arkansas Hospital Association. Gehrig holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from Texas A&M and a master’s in healthcare administration from Trinity University. An administrative residency took him to Oklahoma, where he worked at Hillcrest Healthcare System in Tulsa. He served as chief operating officer of Cushing Regional Hospital in Cushing, Oklahoma, CEO and COO of Bristow Medical Center in Bristow, Oklahoma, COO of Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and vice president of enterprise systems at Norman Regional Health System in Norman, Oklahoma, where he also served as chief administrative officer at Moore Medical Center. Ryan and his wife, Kristen, have three children.