Chip Hubbs

CEO/President

Chip Hubbs became President/CEO of Memorial Hospital in March 2004. Prior to arriving in Marysville, Chip served for four years as CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Defiance County, Ohio, just outside of Fort Wayne.

Chip’s management experience spans various Senior Management positions at the Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne. He has worked as the Evening Administrator for the University of Chicago Hospitals. In all, Chip has worked for nine different hospitals throughout his career in every facet from groundskeeper and maintenance to intern, fellow, Evening Administrator, Executive Director and CEO.

A graduate of Indiana University with a BS in Public Health and a Master’s degree in Health Administration, Chip earned a fellowship at the Sinai Health System in Chicago. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and has received several professional acknowledgments for his work including Modern Healthcare Magazine’s Up and Comer Award in 2002 and recognition as one of Columbus Business First’s “Forty Under 40” in September 2005.

Outside the hospital, Chip is active in the community serving as Trustee-At-Large for the Ohio Hospital Association, and a board member and past president for both the Union County Chamber of Commerce and the Union County Family YMCA. He is also a board member of the Ohio Foundation for Healthy Communities. Chip is married, has four children, and resides in Marysville.

Spence Fisher

VP of Physician Relations & Business Development

Joining Memorial Hospital in September 2004, Spence Fisher leads the hospital’s efforts in recruiting high-quality physicians to provide medical care to our communities and also researches and pursues opportunities for enhancements including the addition of new services and outreach programs. He also supports urgent care, pharmacy and lab operational areas.

Spence holds both his Bachelor and Master of Health Administration degrees from The Ohio State University. He has over ten years of healthcare experience including positions at Ernst & Young, LLP and OhioHealth.

He is active as a Board Member of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Healthcare Management Association and the Union County American Red Cross. Spence is married with two children.

Jeff Ehlers

Chief Financial Officer

When it comes to managing the numbers, Memorial Hospital relies on the expertise of Jeff Ehlers who came aboard as our controller in 1997 and was appointed CFO in 1999. His responsibilities include overseeing accounting, admissions, billing, health information management and materials.

Jeff came to us from Morning View Care Centers, a chain of nursing homes, where he served as an accountant. He was also a staff accountant for Kenneth Leventhal & Co. in Columbus, OH, which is now a division of Ernst and Young.

Jeff graduated from the Ohio State University with a BSBA in accounting and has earned his MBA from Urbana University. He is a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP) from HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association). He is involved in the Leadership Institute in Union County. Jeff is also a board member for the Union County Family YMCA and sits on the finance committee.

Laurie Whittington

Chief Operating Officer

Memorial Hospital is fortunate to have Laurie Whittington on staff for over 22 years. She served as our interim CEO during the last administration change and is currently our COO. Her long career includes 12 years as a vice president in quality, risk, and diagnostic management. She also held a supervisory position in the lab/blood bank.

Prior to joining Memorial, Laurie worked for four other healthcare facilities with experience ranging from volunteer, transport orderly and health unit clerk to student lab secretary, laboratory services, blood bank supervisor, assistant lab director and vice president.

Laurie is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the National Association for Healthcare Quality and the American Society for Clinical Pathology. She also served as an adjunct instructor in Allied Medical Professions for the Ohio State University.

Laurie graduated from Ohio State with a BS in Medical Technology. She also earned a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Capella University and a certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathology.

Carman Wirtz

VP of Human Resources

Joining Memorial Hospital in January 2005, Carman Wirtz is responsible for our Human Resources, Customer Service and Volunteer Services. She also supports KidzLink, our contracted daycare center.

Carman holds a Bachelors in Public Administration from Upper Iowa University and earned her MBA from Urbana University. She has over ten years of human resources experience including positions at Park Medical Center (now OSU East), Midwest Express, and Honda North America, She has also earned her certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).

She is the Chair of the Union County Business, Education and Workforce Team, a member of the Union County Legislative Committee and active in her church. Carman is married with two children.

Robin Slattman

Chief Nursing Officer

Robin joined us in December of 2006. She manages all of Memorial Hospital’s clinical nursing departments staffing more than 290 nurses.

Before joining Memorial, Robin served Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio for six years as their Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care. She made her home in Ulysses, Kansas serving as Director of Nursing at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital prior to that appointment. With many years working as a staff nurse in med-surg, home health, PACU and outpatient surgery in addition to management roles in home health and med-surg departments, she brings a wealth of experience and passion.

Robin is a member of the Ohio Organization of Nurse Executives and the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Society. She serves on the Union County Humane Society Board and the Ohio Organization of Nursing Executives' Membership Committee. She holds a Masters of Science in Management and a BSN from Indiana Wesleyan University, as well as an ADN from Northwest State Community College.

“I believe that if team members are successful, then the organization is successful,” Robin shares. “I value accountability, responsibility, fairness and consistency.”

Victor Trianfo

VP of Medical Affairs and Quality

Since joining the Medical staff of Memorial Hospital in 1999, Dr. Trianfo has held many positions within our organization including, Emergency Department Physician, Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist Director, Vice President of the Medical Staff, and Physician Quality Liaison. In April 2010, he joined the Administrative team in the role of Vice President of Medical Affairs and Quality.

Dr. Trianfo is from Columbus, Ohio where he was educated by the Sisters of Notre Dame. He earned degrees in Emergency Medical Technology and Nursing from Hocking Technical College in Nelsonville, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate degree in Life Sciences from Otterbein College followed by a medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. He served his internship at Doctors Hospital of Columbus. Dr. Trianfo served as chief resident of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University where he also was an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Residency Director. He is Board Certified in Family Practice. Post-graduate studies include Fellowship education at Michigan State University.

Dr. Trianfo and his wife have three children and he enjoys fishing, shooting and other outdoor activities.

John Evans

VP of Medical Affairs Emeritus

There’s a lot to be said for longevity. Gives people a chance to get to know you. And many people in the community know John Evans. For more than 45 years, he’s been part of the Memorial Hospital medical staff and has held a variety of positions including chief of the coronary care unit, chief of medicine, vice chief of staff, chief of staff, and medical director. In 1996, he was appointed to his current position of vice president of medical affairs to serve as a liaison between the board, medical staff, the hospital president and the community where medical issues are concerned.

John came to Memorial after earning his medical degree at the Ohio State University and completing post-graduate training in internal medicine. In addition to his esteemed career at our hospital, John has held the position of medical director for the Ohio Reformatory for Women, medical director of O.M. for Scott & Sons Company and assistant medical director of ITT, New York, NY.