Background
Palmquist, Lowell Eldon was born on November 25, 1929 in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Roy Leonard and Gladys Hermina (Hyland) Palmquist.
Palmquist, Lowell Eldon was born on November 25, 1929 in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Roy Leonard and Gladys Hermina (Hyland) Palmquist.
Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1952; Master of Health Administration, University of Minnesota, 1958.
Business manager, Redwood Falls (Minnesota) Municipal Hospital, 1955-1956; assistant administrator, administrator, Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, 1958-1969; president, Chief Executive Officer, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado, 1969-1987; president, VHA Mountain States, Englewood, 1987-1992; senior vice president, VHA Inc., Washington, since 1992.
Chairman Colorado Hospital Association, Denver, 1981-1982, Association Western Hospitals, San Francisco, 1982-1983. Regent American College Healthcare Executives, Chicago, 1986-1991. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1952-1954.
Fellow American College Healthcare Executives. Member American Hospital Association (delegate 1984-1986).
Married Ramona Cecilia Kienitz, May 21, 1955. Children: David, Nancy Gifford, John.