Executive Team

Rooney-Sheahen

Mary Rooney-Sheahen, RN Chief Executive Officer

Mary Rooney-Sheahen, RN is Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Medical Center. Mary is an experienced healthcare executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience, including fifteen years in senior level management roles. Her clinical background gives her the unique perspective of understanding the complexity of the environment and the challenges inherent in healthcare. She has held roles in a hospital setting from staff nurse, through nurse manager and director, to vice president, chief operating officer and finally CEO. Mary holds an undergraduate degree in nursing from Northern Illinois University and a Masters’ degree in Organizational Behavior and Management. Mary’s unique experience along with her personal coaching and mentoring style has allowed for significant growth and development in the managers and leaders working with her.

Bauer

Tracy Bauer, Chief Financial Officer

A member of the Executive Management Team, Tracy is responsible for helping to manage the overall financial health of the hospital and healthcare center. She prepares budgets, financial statements and other key financial reports. She also develops and monitors credit policy and other business office practices to make sure the hospital receives appropriate reimbursement for the services that are provided. Tracy believes that a small rural hospital is critical to the well-being of the community it serves, and she is committed to Midwest Medical Center's continued growth and success.

Losey

Ralph K. Losey, Chief Medical Officer

Originally from Princeton, Illinois, Dr. Ralph K. Losey attended Loyola University of Chicago majoring in psychology with the goal of attending medical school. He received his Medical Degree from Northwestern University Medical School in 1983 and did his post graduate residency training with the University of Illinois Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Losey first received board certification from the American Board of Emergency Medicine in 1987, and has been recertified twice, in 1996 and 2006, and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Losey is an assistant clinical professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago where he is involved in teaching the art and skills of the emergency medicine profession to medical students and physicians in training. Dr. Losey is a career emergency physician with over 20 years in the specialty; his patients and their positive outcomes are extremely important to him. On a personal level, family life has a high priority to Dr. Losey with a son in high school and a daughter in college. He also enjoys carpentry, construction/remodeling, photography and spending time at his farm in southwest Wisconsin.

Hoppman

Deb Hoppman, RN, Chief Nurse Officer

Deb enjoys making a difference in the life of patients, “whether it’s providing direct, hands-on care, or offering guidance in making decisions which best meet the needs of everyone involved.” She oversees day-to-day operations throughout all patient care departments, and also ensures that care is provided according to policies and procedures, and all federal and state guidelines. Deb has been with the organization for over 15 years and she enjoys the family-oriented environment. She believes that working in a community hospital “allows for more autonomy and enables us to provide exceptional personal care to our patients.”