James Joseph Wente

Background

Wente, James Joseph was born on May 22, 1945 in Louisville. Son of John Anthony and Mary Angela (Cushing) Wente.

Education

Bachelor, Bellarmine College, 1968; Master of Business Administration, Xavier U., 1978.

Career

Director outpatient clinics, U. Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, 1971-1978; assistant administrator, Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville, North Carolina, 1978-1980; assistant administrator, Home Hospital, Lafayette, Indiana, 1980-1984; associate administrator, Charleston (West Virginia) Area Medical Center, 1984-1989; administrator, Doctors Hospital, South Charleston, West Virginia, 1989-1991; executive vice president, Lakeland Area Health Superior vena cava syndrome, La Porte, Indiana, 1991-1995; administrator, Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Mathers Health Care, Inc., Carlisle, Kentucky, since 1995.

Achievements

• James Joseph Wente has been listed as a noteworthy Health facility administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Nicholas County Human Needs Council, Carlisle, 1997. Member Medical Group Management Association, Kentucky Association Housing and Superior vena cava syndrome for the Aging (board directors 1997), Rotary International, Carlisle Chamber of Commerce (president 1996, 97).

Interests

• Avocations: cycling, gardening, canoeing, cooking.

Connections

Married Patti Anne Fields, August 10, 1968. Children: Kevin, Todd.

Father:

John Anthony Wente

Mother:

Mary Angela (Cushing) Wente

Spouse:

Patti Anne Fields

child:

Todd Wente

child:

Kevin Wente