Board of Trustees
There are two boards of trustees – consisting of community and health care leaders – who help guide the organizations affiliated with Northwest Health.
Three of Northwest Health’s hospital campuses are united under one license with the name of Northwest Medical Center. Included are Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville, Northwest Medical Center-Springdale and Willow Creek Women’s Hospital. The board chair is Mayor Peter Christie. For a complete listing of board members, see below.
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital and Northwest Health Physicians' Specialty Hospital also share a board that is chaired by Tim McCord. For a complete listing of board members, see below..
2021 Board of Trustees
Northwest Medical Center
Peter Christie, Chairman of the Board
Mayor, City of Bella Vista
Mitchell Johnson, Vice Chairman of the Board
President/CEO, Ozarks Electric Cooperative, Fayetteville
Stephanie Orman
Mayor, City of Bentonville
Jared Cleveland, Ed.D
Superintendent, Springdale Public Schools
Ronny Phipps, M.D., Family Practitioner
Phipps Family Medical Clinic, Centerton
Gregory Reiter, D.O., Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Creekside Center for Women, Springdale
Jeremy Bush, M.D., Vice Chief of Staff
Northwest Anesthesia Associates, Springdale
Robert Petrino, M.D., General Surgeon
NWA Surgical Clinic, Springdale
Burton Bledsoe, M.D., Chief of Staff
NMC-Springdale, Northwest Health
Ex-Officio Members:
Mike Morgenthaler, Past Chairman of the Board
President, First Security Bank - Springdale
2021 Board of Trustees
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital & Northwest Health Physicians' Specialty Hospital
Tim McCord, Chairman of the Board
Market President, Generations Bank - Siloam Springs, Board Chair
Arthur Hulbert
President/CEO, Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce
Ezra Cole, M.D., Chief of Staff
Pediatric Physician, Sager Creek Pediatrics & Family Care
Matt Coker, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgeon, Ozark Orthopedics
James Blankenship, M.D.
Neurosurgeon, The Neurosurgery Spine Center
David Cannon, M.D.
Interventional Pain Physician, Interventional Pain Management
Adam Bracks, Secretary
CEO, Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
Patrick Kerrwood
Interim CEO, Northwest Health
Ex-Officio Members:
Ashish Mathur, M.D., Past Chief of Staff
Family Practitioner, Community Physicians Group
Vonda Syler
Administrator, Simmons Care Clinics