UnityPoint Health Announces New Quad Cities Market President
UnityPoint Health – Quad Cities is pleased to announce Shawn Morrow, MBA, FACHE, as its next market president, effective Oct. 30. Shawn will oversee operations for all UnityPoint Health – Trinity locations in the Quad Cities region and Muscatine.
“The Quad Cities is an amazing community and Shawn will be a great addition as a proven leader with extensive healthcare experience in both metropolitan and community settings,” says Marie Ziegler, UnityPoint Health Quad Cities board chair. “He truly cares about people and improving their health. We’re honored to welcome him to the region as he shares UnityPoint Health’s mission and commitment to exceptional patient care.”
Ziegler adds, “Shawn is skilled at navigating the rapidly changing healthcare environment and is the best fit to lead the Quad Cities with his expertise in navigating multistate complexities, driving value for health systems and championing strong cultures of wellbeing.”
Shawn comes to UnityPoint Health from the western United States where he spent two years as CEO of Summit Healthcare in Arizona. Prior to that, he spent 9 years as a CEO for Intermountain Health, where he initiated strategies to improve care delivery, grow revenues and reduce costs. Shawn was also instrumental in improving clinical consistency, speed of innovation, and creating a scalable organizational structure. Shawn is passionate about ensuring sustainable, high-quality healthcare in communities.
“I’m excited to make the Quad Cities my family’s home and serve the community’s health needs to the best of my abilities,” says Shawn Morrow, Quad Cities Market President. “UnityPoint Health provides amazing care and is focused on creating a positive experience for every patient. The people caring for this community are incredible and I’m looking forward to helping us achieve our mission of improving the health of the people and communities we serve.”
Morrow holds a Master of Business Administration from Murray State University and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.