John Sanderson Cramer

Background

Cramer, John Sanderson was born on February 22, 1942 in Butte, Montana, United States. Son of John Dale and Angela Rita (Sanderson) Cramer.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Small Business Administration, Adelphi U., 1964; Master of Business Administration in Hospital Administration, George Washington University, 1969.

Career

Assistant to associations, John G. Steinle and Associations, Garden City, New York, 1960-1964; junior associate, John G. Steinle and Associations, Garden City, New York, 1964-1967; associate, John G. Steinle and Associations, Garden City, New York, 1969-1970; administrative resident, Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1968-1969; assistant director, Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1970-1973; director planning, Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1973-1978; vice president corporation planning, Capital Health System, Harrisburg, 1978-1984; senior vice president corporation planning, Capital Health System, Harrisburg, 1984-1988; president, chief Executive officer, Capital Health System, Harrisburg, 1988-1995; president, Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Health Sys., Harrisburg, since 1996.

Achievements

• John Sanderson Cramer has been listed as a noteworthy Health care executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Council for Public Education, Harrisburg, 1991-1997. Board directors Harrisburg Symphony Association, 1992-1995, member long range planning committee, 1992-1993. Member of advisory committee Harrisburg Academy, 1992-1996, Greater Harrisburg Young Women’s Christian Association, since 1994.

Member Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, 1993-1997. Fellow American College Healthcare Executives (recipient 1998 senior level award). Member American Hospital Association (charter member, society for healthcare planning and marketing, board directors 1990-1993, national recognition award 1985, Pennsylvania delegate, mem.regional policy board 2 1995-1998), Hospital and Health Sys.

Association Pennsylvania (blue ribbon vision 2000 panel 1990, board directors 1991-1997, member Executive Committee, chairman strategic planning committee 1993, 94, 98, annual creative energy award 1981, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1996, immediate past chairman 1997), Health Alliance Pennsylvania (board directors), Institute Healthy Communities (board directors), Susquehanna Alliance (board directors), Volunteer Hospitals Pennsylvania (secretary 1991-1993, board directors since 1988, officer, member Executive Committee since 1992, membership committee since 1997), Capital Area Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1993-1995), Capital Region Economics Development Corporation (ambassador, board directors since 1994), Colonial Country Club, Tuesday Club, Country Club of Harrisburg.

Connections

Married Ellen E. McGrath, April 15, 1968. Children: Jennifer, Jon.

Father:

John Dale Cramer

Mother:

Angela Rita (Sanderson) Cramer

Spouse:

Ellen E. McGrath

child:

Jennifer Cramer

child:

Jon Cramer