David Olson

David Olson is the President and CEO of Bay Area Medical Center (BAMC), a 99-bed licensed acute care facility located in Marinette, Wisconsin. He joined Bay Area Medical Center as the chief operating officer in November 1998, became interim CEO in May 1999, and was named President and CEO in November 1999.

Mr. Olson served as president and CEO of Victory Medical Center in Stanley, Wisconsin, from 1994 to 1995. From 1994 to 1998 he served as vice president of administrative services for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin, the flagship hospital of the Ministry Health Care System. He was also the president of the Foundation of St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Mr. Olson is a native of Barron, Wisconsin. He is a 1986 alumni of the University of Iowa with a master’s degree in hospital and health administration. He also holds a master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Iowa, and he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Mr. Olson is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. In 2000, he was selected as the Wisconsin Regents Council of the American College of Healthcare Executives’ Young Healthcare Executive, and in 2001 was named the Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award winner for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year. He was elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives, in February of 2004. He serves as a board member of the Wisconsin Hospital Association and as chair of its Council on Public Policy.