KEALAKEKUA — Jay Kreuzer will step down from his position as CEO of the West Hawaii Region of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) effective year’s end, the organization announced this week.
The West Hawaii Region Board of Directors has hired executive search firm Quick Leonard Kieffer to conduct a leadership search for the Region’s top position.
Kreuzer joined the West Hawaii Region (WHR) and Kona Community Hospital (KCH) in March 2011 as regional chief executive officer.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kreuzer came to West Hawaii from Chicago where he held the position of executive vice president of Resurrection Health Care, a nonprofit health system. Concurrently, he was the CEO for West Suburban Medical Center. He also served as president of St. Francis Hospital and Health System, which ranked in the top 100 hospitals nationally. He also served as the president of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in rural Southern Illinois
“Jay’s leadership and guidance have been invaluable,” board chair, Frank Sayre, DDS, said in a press release. “His healthcare knowledge and experience have elevated the Region’s services and delivery of care to our community. I speak for the entire Board of Directors when I say that we appreciate his contributions to Kona Community Hospital and the West Hawaii Region.”
Kreuzer’s retirement will cap an eight-year tenure leading the strategic direction of Kona Community Hospital and the West Hawaii Region. During this time, he has been instrumental in bringing financial stability and strategic growth to the West Hawaii Region.