Renown Health is proud to announce that Brian Erling, MD, MBA, President & CEO has been recognized as a “Great Leader in Healthcare for 2025” by Becker’s Hospital Review.
Becker’s announced their list of Great Leaders for 2025, stating, “Top healthcare leaders are renowned not only for deftly adjusting to changes across the healthcare industry, but also for actively shaping and driving transformation. These executives harness cutting-edge digital technology, pioneer new care delivery models, and implement innovative solutions that enhance experiences for patients and providers alike.”
In their announcement, Anna Falvey of Becker’s highlighted that, “Brian Erling, MD. President and CEO of Renown Health (Reno, Nev.). Two years ago, Dr. Erling stepped into his role as president and CEO of Renown Health, infusing a people-first approach into the organization’s mission, vision and values. He also implemented a new strategic plan to serve 1 million patients, led a restructuring initiative for more efficient operations, and set organizational benchmarks for top quartile performance in quality, finance, strategy, growth, and people. Dr. Erling also reinvested in the community via an affiliation with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine to build Nevada’s first nonprofit academic health system. As a result of his efforts, Renown’s physician and employee engagement is up to 85% and CEO approval has risen to 78% according to Glassdoor, with a 95% CEO approval score from current employees. Prior, Dr. Erling held leadership positions at Centura Health in Centennial, Colo., including CMO, senior vice president and chief clinical officer. Most recently, he was president and CEO of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Penrose-St. Francis Health Services. An emergency medicine physician by training, he also previously served as president of the Alliance Group, a subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare, and was a founding partner of an emergency group in Denver.”
The Becker's Hospital Review editorial team accepted nominations for this list and curated it to highlight the accomplishments of these leaders. Leaders and organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list.
As the region’s only Level 2 Trauma Center for adults and children, Renown serves over 1 million people and 100,000 square miles. In U.S. News and World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Renown Regional Medical Center is named #1 Hospital for the State of Nevada for 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Renown Health is Nevada’s largest, not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 8,000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination, and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health. Renown is currently enrolling participants in a community-based genetic population health study, the Healthy Nevada Project®. To join the Renown Health team, visit renown.org/careers.
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