The president and CEO of Schneck Medical Center recently was elected to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Indiana Hospital Association.

Warren Forgey will serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1. He is the first individual in Schneck’s history to serve as a board member of the association.

“This is a critically important time of transformation in healthcare,” Forgey said. “Current initiatives and decisions being made at the federal and state levels will be important for our patients and all citizens of this region and state.”

Forgey has more than three decades of healthcare experience. Prior to his current position, he served as Schneck’s executive vice president of fiscal services and business development, chief financial officer, controller, and most recently as executive vice president and chief administrative and operations officer.

The association’s board of directors includes representatives from hospitals of all sizes across the state. These hospital leaders provide their insight as association sets strategic priorities, plans its annual activities and reviews membership requests.