New President For St. Marys Hospital

There’s a new man in charge at St. Mary’s Hospital in Streator.

John Flanders has been named the hospital’s new president and CEO.  He replaces Interim President Brian Dietz.

Flanders comes to Streator from Oregon City, Oregon, a town of about 32 thousand just south of Portland.  He was the chief operating officer of Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center which has about 20 more beds than St. Mary’s.

Hospital officials didn’t say what the contract terms are.