Sanford Health in Bemidji welcomes Daniel Hoody as regional Vice President, Clinic & Medical Officer

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Sanford Health in Bemidji is excited to welcome Daniel Hoody, MD, MSc, into his new role as our region's Vice President, Clinic and Medical Officer.

Originally from Bemidji, Dr. Hoody earned his Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He worked as a hydraulic design engineer for Caterpillar, Inc. for several years prior to enrolling in medical school. He received his M.D. from the University of Minnesota Medical School where he participated in the Rural Physician Apprenticeship Program (RPAP) in Granite Falls, MN. He also completed a Master of Science in health economics, policy and management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

With over a decade of clinical experience as a hospitalist, Dr. Hoody has also held assistant professorships at the University of Colorado and University of Minnesota as well as seven years in executive leadership roles. Most recently, he served as the Chief Medical Officer for Hennepin Healthcare overseeing clinical operations, organizational quality and safety, provider practice services and medical education for 11 inpatient and outpatient medical facilities in the Twin Cities area.

As Vice President, Clinic and Medical Officer, for the Bemidji region, Dr. Hoody will be responsible for strategic operations of all clinics; efforts to develop and coordinate clinical pathways, practice patterns, protocols and leadership development; and delivery of safe, high-quality evidence-based health care. He will also be practicing medicine as a hospitalist in addition to his leadership duties.

About Sanford Health

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 201,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 46 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, 186 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers and world clinics in nine countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.