Lenne Bonner, CEO, St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health, was recently elected Chair-Elect of the Idaho Hospital Association (IHA) Board of Directors.
Lenne Bonner has been the CEO of Clearwater Valley Health and St. Mary’s Health since March 2016.  Prior to that, Lenne was the Chief Financial Officer for the hospitals for ten years.  Under her leadership, the hospitals transitioned from being a member of the Essentia Health system to Kootenai Health in April, 2020.  The hospitals have continued to expand services and operate very efficiently during a time of decreased financial reimbursements.  Even under a tough financial environment, Bonner has been able to lead several large construction projects to increase access to care, including two newly constructed primary care clinics, a new Emergency Department, remodeled inpatient rooms, and a remodel of several other spaces to offer additional outpatient services.  Both hospitals have won numerous awards for high quality and innovative health care in rural communities; as well as, consistently receivingtop ratings with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  She also led the organization through a culture transformation to align the two hospitals more closely under one vision and one system.
Lenne graduated from University of Idaho with an Accounting degree.  She obtained her CPA and worked as a CPA for Eide Bailly for seven years prior to moving home to Orofino and Cottonwood.  She obtained her MBA with a health care concentration from Colorado Technical University in 2016.