From caddie to orderly to CEO: Brian Erling's leadership journey

Dr. Brian Erling, MD, became president and CEO of Renown Health in Reno, Nevada, in November 2022, leveraging his extensive background as a physician and healthcare executive. Dr. Erling's career began in healthcare as an orderly at age 16 and includes leadership roles at Centura Health and Penrose-St. Francis Health Services in Colorado. He emphasizes an "employ and partner" approach to hiring physicians, especially in Renown Health's affiliation with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. Dr. Erling believes in maintaining transparency and collaboration with community physicians to foster growth in their academic mission. His leadership philosophy, shaped by his experience as an emergency medicine physician, focuses on staying calm under pressure and making swift, informed decisions. He advises fellow health system CEOs to remember the essential nature of their work and to act with long-term community needs in mind.

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