Livingston HealthCare’s Leadership Team
Meet the Leaders of Our Day-to-Day Operations
Livingston HealthCare is managed by a team of highly-trained, experienced
professionals. These leaders answer to a
board of directors populated by community members. Check out their profiles below to get
to know more about who they are and what they do. The managers and board
of directors work together to set the strategic objectives of Livingston
HealthCare and help keep the organization focused on its mission to serve
through quality healthcare.
Angela Linden, RN, MHA, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Angela Linden, RN, MHA, is Livingston HealthCare’s Interim CEO. Angela
is a nationally respected health care leader who began as a critical care
and emergency medicine nurse. She has broad experience in executive health
care leadership, with a focus on helping hospitals and health care organizations
with strategic planning and CEO search support. Angela received her Bachelor
of Health Arts in Health Care Administration and Management from the University
of St. Francis and completed her master’s degree from Des Moines
University. She has strong capabilities in strategic and financial planning,
productivity improvement, large-scale project implementation, relationship
and consensus building. Outside of work, Angela enjoys traveling, hiking
and competing in triathlons.
Dr. Bobby Redwood, Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Bobby Redwood MD, MPH, FACEP is a graduate of the Rush University School
of Medicine in Chicago and the University of Wisconsin Emergency Medicine
and Preventive Medicine Residencies. Dr. Redwood's career in medical
quality began as a physician improvement advisor with the Wisconsin Hospital
Association where his portfolio included antimicrobial stewardship, sepsis,
opioid use disorder, and physician engagement in quality improvement.
Prior to moving to Montana, Dr. Redwood was Chief of Emergency Medicine
at Mass General Brigham Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Massachusetts and
chair of that hospital's stroke, sepsis, and EM antibiotic stewardship
committees.
At LHC, Dr. Redwood serves as Chief Medical Officer and works clinically
in the Emergency Department. He also chairs the hospital's quality
improvement committee (starting January 1, 2023). Recent scholarly publications include
Severe Sepsis Care in the Emergency Department and
Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department. Outside of work, he serves as a national quality councilor and past state
chapter president of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
5 Tips to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Emergency Department |
Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Management of Sepsis
Letter to the Editor: Best Evidence on Clean-Catch Urine Samples |
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections |
Chronic Disease Epidemiology |
Reducing Unnecessary Culturing: A Systems Approach to Evaluating Urine
Culture Ordering and Collection Practices Among Nurses in Two Acute Care Settings |
Comparison of ED and Urgent Care ILI Surveillance Data from the 2009 H1N1 Outbreak |
'Medical Clearance' of Patients With Acute Mental Health Needs
in the ED: A Literature Review and Practice Recommendations |
Opioid Reduction in the ED: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Implementing
Sustainable Opioid-Sparing MultiModal Strategies in the Midwest |
Comparing Skin Surface Temperature to Clinical Documentation of Skin Warmth
in ED Patients Diagnosed with Cellulitis |
Images in the ED
Kris Kester, VP of Finance
Kris Kester became the VP of Finance in July of 2021, after serving as
Finance Director at Livingston Healthcare since July of 2019, and Controller
since 2018. Prior to coming to Livingston HealthCare, Kris was a Medicare
Auditor for Noridian and the Controller and Director of Human Resources
for the University of Providence—a ministry of Providence Health
and Services in Great Falls, MT. Kris has a Bachelor’s in Accounting
from Montana State University Bozeman, as well as a Master’s of
Business Administration with a focus in Healthcare Administration from
Grantham University in Lenexa, Kansas, and is a Certified Grants Management
Accountant. As VP of Finance, Kris oversees the finance, payroll, accounting,
patient financial services, medical records, coding and transcription
departments at Livingston HealthCare.
In his free time, Kris is active in the community as a member of the Bozeman
Symphonic Choir, serves on the board for CASA of Park and Sweet Grass
Counties, previously served on the Board of Regents for Pacific Lutheran
University in Tacoma, WA, for 6 years, and enjoys time with family and
the many outdoor activities that the area has to offer.
Stacy Kohler, RN, Director of Nursing