Waldbillig hired as new chief executive officer of Swift County-Benson Hospital

Kurt Waldbillig has been hired as the new chief executive officer of Swift County-Benson Hospital following a nationwide search.
While his hiring was approved by the hospital’s governing board, Waldbillig is an employee of Rice Memorial Hospital working for SCBH through a management contract.
Waldbillig takes over for Frank Lawatsch who served as the hospital’s CEO from August 1997 to February this year.
As the search for Lawatsch’s replacement started over 90 applicants submitted their resumes. That number was pared down to eight with those candidates reviewed by the hospital governing board’s search committee. Five of the candidates were brought to Benson for on-site interviews with three selected for second interviews with Waldbillig eventually offered the job. Waldbillig’s first day on the job was Monday.
He is a skilled healthcare executive with more than 15 years of leadership experience, Swift County-Benson Hospital Board Chair Kory Johnson said.