Tiefenthaler appointed as Spencer Hospital president

Long-time local healthcare leader Brenda Tiefenthaler has been officially named the next president and chief executive officer at Spencer Hospital, succeeding Bill Bumgarner who will retire later this year.

The Spencer Hospital Board of Trustees had voted last week to offer the position to Tiefenthaler, a healthcare leader with 23 years of experience at Spencer Hospital. At Thursday's board meeting, Tiefenthaler formally accepted and the trustees unanimously voted to appoint her to the president position.

"I look forward to engaging our leadership team, medical staff, hospital co-workers and c...