Mark Roberts introduced as CEO at Alaska Regional Hospital

Longtime healthcare executive Mark Roberts has been named the chief executive officer at Alaska Regional Hospital, the facility announced. Roberts officially took the helm of the 250-bed hospital in June, with a strong track record across healthcare leadership roles experience from his roles in Texas, Georgia, California and overseas.

“I’m so excited about the opportunity to partner with our 1,200 colleagues and a world-class medical staff to improve the lives of Alaskans with our high-quality care,” said Roberts. “Alaska is such a unique and beautiful place, and I’m eager to learn more about our community and the ways we can raise the level of care for the families who trust us with their healthcare needs.”

Roberts’ career began in patient care, as a radiologic technologist, and he has been serving patients and communities for more than 22 years as a healthcare professional and leader. Most recently, he was the chief operating officer for Corpus Christi Medical Center, a multi-campus health system with 631 total beds on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Roberts contributed to impressive growth at this sister HCA Healthcare facility, which is comprised of two acute care hospitals, a behavioral health hospital, three freestanding emergency departments and a cancer center. During Roberts’ tenure there, CCMC improved quality, exceeded growth targets and enhanced the colleague experience.

“Mark’s experience as both an operator and a clinician make him an ideal leader to serve the patients, colleagues and physicians in and around Anchorage,” said Evan Ray, president of HCA Healthcare’s Mountain Division. “We’re fortunate to have such an experienced and mission-driven leader join and lead our team in Alaska.”

Roberts has been with HCA Healthcare since 2011 and held roles with increasing responsibility at facilities in Texas and Georgia. He was a radiologic technologist for the United States Army and later led the imaging services program at UC Davis Medical Center, where he was also the Chief Technologist. He was also the head of clinical imaging and the catheterization lab at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, just before joining HCA Healthcare.

Roberts holds a Master of Health Administration degree from Webster University and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

He and his wife have three children and six grandchildren, and enjoy traveling. Roberts also enjoys aviation, and in fact flew his twin engine Cessna Skymaster, affectionately called "Lovely Lene" in honor of his wife, all the way from Texas to Alaska. Roberts and a pilot friend spent 72 hours flying over 3,000 miles in mostly stormy weather, with multiple refueling stops and border crossings.

Mark will lead a revamped Alaska Regional Hospital leadership team:

• Dr. Serene Perkins is the new chief medical officer at Alaska Regional Hospital. ‌Dr. Perkins is an experienced physician leader as well as an accomplished researcher and expert voice in liver treatment and surgical oncology. She was most recently the CMO for the physician group of another Alaska health system and has also held CMO roles in health networks in the lower 48.
• Paul Durkee recently became the facility’s new chief financial officer. Durkee has been a financial leader at HCA Healthcare since 2013, and most recently was serving as the CFO of HealthTrust for the Mountain and Far West Divisions, where he strategically managed the financial health of the supply chain programs at 19 hospitals across five states.
• Laura Magstadt was promoted to the position of chief nursing officer. Magstadt had been serving as the assistant CNO since last year and had previous CNO experience at a sister HCA Healthcare facility in Northern Utah. ‌Overall, she brings more than two decades of nursing leadership experience to this role, including six years as the VP of Patient Care Services for an Oregon-based health system, and various operational and patient care roles in Wisconsin.