Essentia Health Adds New Board Member

The Board of Directors at Essentia Health has announced that Mark Ronnei will be leading the Essentia Health-St.Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd and the surrounding clinics.

Ronnei is a long-time community member who has been serving Grand View Lodge for the past 39 years as a civic and business leader.

St.Joseph’s discovered Ronnei had cancer 28 years ago and he views this opportunity as a way to give back.

His wife Pat also has ties to Essentia as she is serving as a registered nurse in their intensive care unit.

When looking for new board members the team at Essentia looks for candidates who will contribute to making a healthy difference in people’s lives in the area.

The Essentia Health-Central Board Chair, Chuck Albrecht, is confident that Ronnei will do just that for the community of Brainerd.