Dr. Roger Kaiser was chosen to lead the healthcare system as Chief Executive Officer in June, 2009. Dr. Kaiser, a director of Navigant’s Healthcare Practice, has an extensive clinical and management background, spanning almost 25 years serving integrated healthcare systems, academic medical centers, ambulatory surgical centers, public, not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.  Since joining Navigant, he has served in a wide range of interim management and consulting roles and led a number of hospital-based performance improvement engagements.  Prior to joining Navigant, Dr. Kaiser served as CEO of a 550-bed tertiary care hospital in New York State.

Mark Brazitis joined SRHS as Chief Implementation Officer in June, 2009. As Chief Implementation Officer, Brazitis oversees the health system’s initiatives related to operational and performance improvement. Brazitis has more than 25 years of industry experience, including serving as CEO of several regional medical centers.  His background includes working with not-for-profit as well as for-profit hospitals and health systems. Brazitis has provided consulting expertise to a variety of hospitals and health systems throughout the country focusing on performance improvement and other operating initiatives.

S. Waite Popejoy joined SRHS as Chief Restructuring Officer in June 2009. Popejoy oversees the restructuring process of the health systems’ financial improvement plan, including both operational and capital restructuring. He is an executive with Navigant Consulting, Inc., (Navigant). Previously, Popejoy has served in various financial and other management roles with various hospital operators and healthcare related entities. 

Wilhoite joined SRHS as Interim Chief Financial Officer in summer 2008, and very quickly assisted the organization in initiating a broad performance improvement plan during a very challenging time in the healthcare industry. Upon being named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2009, Wilhoite became responsible for all revenue cycle personnel, including Patient Access, Health Information Management, Patient Financial Services, Managed Care and Finance.

Wilhoite started his career in healthcare finance 34 years ago, and has served as the senior financial expert for several hospitals and health systems throughout the Midwest.

Wilhoite is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.