Background
Ummel, Stephen L. was born on November 20, 1941 in Des Moines.
Ummel, Stephen L. was born on November 20, 1941 in Des Moines.
Bachelor, Drake University, 1963. Master of Arts in Hospital/Health Administration, University Iowa, 1965.
Administrative resident, North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, 1964-1965;
assistant administrator, Ohio Valley Hospital, Steubenville, 1965-1968;
assistant director, Rockford (Illinois) Memorial Hospital, 1968-1970;
associate director, Rockford (Illinois) Memorial Hospital, 1970-1973;
vice president administration, Rockford (Illinois) Memorial Hospital, 1973;
associate director, U. Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, 1973-1979;
president, Memorial Hospital/Memorial Health System, South Bend, Indiana, since 1979;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Lutheran General HealthSystem, Park Ridge, Illinois. Board directors Lutheran General HeathSystem, Park Ridge, American Association World Health, Washington, Park Ridge Center, Chicago. Chairman, board directors InterHealth, Minneapolis.
Member nominating committee, national advising committee The Healthcare Forum, San Francisco. Member policy committee National Committee for Quality Health Care, Washington. Adjunct faculty, preceptor graduate program in hospital and health administration U. Iowa.
Mentor J.L. Kellogg Graduate School Business, Northwestern University. Speaker national health conferences.
Fellow Institute Medicine Chicago. Member American Hospital Association (Chief Executive Officer of Year award 1992), American College Healthcare Executives.
Married; 4 children.