KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Ascension Michigan announced on Thursday, August 18, Thomas Rohs, MD, as it’s new regional president and chief executive officer of Ascension Michigan’s Southwest Region, which includes Ascension Borgess Hospital (Kalamazoo), Ascension Borgess
Allegan Hospital (Allegan), Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital (Dowagiac) and Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital (Plainwell).
Rohs is a board-certified critical care surgeon who has served in various leadership positions at Ascension Borgess.
Rohs has provided leadership as chief medical officer for Ascension Michigan’s Southwest Region since 2019. Prior to that role, he served as the region’s medical director of hospital-based clinical services along with serving as medical director of the hospital’s trauma services.
He began his surgical career at Ascension Borgess Hospital in 1998 as a staff trauma surgeon.
“I am incredibly honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead this exceptional organization of dedicated, talented healthcare professionals,” said Rohs. “My goal in leading Ascension Borgess is to not only build on the success of the past 133 years, but to strengthen our commitment to improving the health and well-being of our community.”
Rohs graduated with honors from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology.
He went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati and returned to University of Michigan Health to complete his residency training and critical care fellowship.
In Michigan, Ascension operates 16 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension provided over $280 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in FY2021.
