Diane Peterson, founder of D. Peterson & Associates, has extensive experience in health care management and marketing, spanning nearly 30 years. The firm focuses on strategic planning, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and customer service management.
Prior to establishing her own health care management consultation firm, she served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development for St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute in Houston ’s Texas Medical Center. In this role, she was responsible for strategic planning, marketing, public relations, and fund development. As Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs for Memorial Care Systems in Houston, she directed business development for a multi-corporate system. She began her career in hospital operations and served as Vice President for Sewickley Valley Hospital in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a community hospital with a network of ambulatory care centers.
Ms. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is the Past-Chairman of the Board of Governors for the College. She is also a member of numerous health care management and marketing associations. In 2002, Modern Healthcare magazine named Diane Peterson as one of the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.”
Ms. Peterson has published numerous articles and is a frequent speaker at seminars and universities.
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