After 14 years of service, Katherine Vergos, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital president, is leaving SSM Health in May for a new professional opportunity as the market president for CommonSpirit Health in Las Vegas.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve this ministry and this community and am most grateful for all the love and support I have received over the years from SSM Health, the employees, the physicians and the Fond du Lac and Ripon communities,” according to Vergos. “I will forever cherish the time I have spent here. It has shaped so much of who I am as a leader and as a person.”

Vergos has provided steady leadership during her tenure, first as the chief operating and nursing officer for SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital and then as president of St. Agnes Hospital. She was instrumental in the opening of the new Ripon Community Hospital facility in December 2014, helping to integrate Ripon Community Hospital into Agnesian HealthCare, and then in working to integrate into the larger SSM Health Wisconsin family.

“During her tenure as president, Katherine has overseen several important facilities expansions, continuing our focused investment in the communities throughout the Greater Fond du Lac area,” according to Kyle Nondorf, regional vice president, SSM Health Wisconsin vice president, Acute Care Operations. “She led her teams through the challenging days of the COVID pandemic, forging wonderful relationships with community partners that she and her local team have continued to foster.”

Recruitment efforts are underway.

“We appreciate Katherine’s dedication to our patients and team members, as well as her efforts in leading us in providing exceptional health care services that so beautifully reflect the mission of SSM Health,” according to Nondorf.