Dennis Meyers, RN, BSN, M.Div. - President/CEO
Dennis Meyers has served as president and CEO of Memorial Hospital since 2000. Prior to 2000, Mr. Meyers served as chief clinical officer and chief operating officer at the hospital. Before coming to Manchester in 1996, Mr. Meyers was the chief clinical officer for San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, California. While in California he also acted as director of case management, staff and charge nurse in ICU, house supervisor and manager of a hospital medical/surgical unit. Prior to 1996, Mr. Meyers worked as a recreation therapist in a psychiatric hospital.
Before his involvement in healthcare, Mr. Meyers served 12 years as a pastor in various churches and capacities in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Hinsdale, Illinois. He also taught religion and Bible in a church-related high school for two years.
Mr. Meyers received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. Following this he received his Masters of Divinity degree from Andrews University. He later received his certification for secondary education. After 12 years as a pastor he returned to school and received his Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from Union College.
Gary P. Carlson, MBA – Vice President of Finance/CFO
Gary Carlson joined the team at Memorial Hospital in April 2007. For the past seven years he was located at Park Ridge Hospital in North Carolina where he served the four-hospital Appalachia Region as Director of Revenue Management. Mr. Carlson has almost 20 years of healthcare experience with AHS at three hospitals and the home health division.
In addition to Mr. Carlson’s revenue management experience he has served in various leadership and management roles in patient financial services, human resources, finance, and IT and has had administrative responsibilities for laboratory and radiology. His responsibilities at Memorial Hospital will include finance, accounting, patient financial services, health information services, and information services.
Mr. Carlson received his Bachelors of Science degree in Agriculture in 1981 from the University of Tennessee with a major in Agricultural Education. With this degree he worked at an educational facility in Tennessee where he managed a farming operation for several years. In 1989, while working for AHS, Mr. Carlson received his Masters in Business Administration from Valdosta State College in Georgia.
Helen Wilson, RN, BSN, MAOM - Vice President of Clinical Services
Helen Wilson joined Memorial Hospital in 2000 from St. Helena Hospital in Deer Park, California, after completing 20 years of service with Adventist Health. She provides administrative leadership and responsibility for all inpatient services including a six bed intensive care unit, a 28 bed Post Critical Care Unit, five bed LDRP obstetrical unit and nursery, a 24 bed medical/surgical unit and surgical services, both inpatient and outpatient.
Her administrative oversight includes ancillary support services for all clinical areas including dietary, pharmacy, medical imaging, respiratory therapy, physical therapy and outpatient services which includes the emergency department. Ms. Wilson also retains administrative responsibility for risk management, staff education, infection control/employee health, iConnect implementation and clinical informatics, quality outcomes, patient satisfaction and customer service, JCAHO and HFAP accreditations, and regulatory compliance for a variety of agencies.
Ms. Wilson received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Kettering College of Medical Arts, Baccalaureate in Nursing from the California State University Dominguez Hills, Masters in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix and is currently completing a Ph.D. in Health Care Administration. Active in her community, Ms. Wilson has served on various boards and as an officer in the Women’s Club of Manchester.
Benny Nolen - Vice President of Physician Relations
Benny Nolen came to the hospital in 2001 from Sunbelt Home Health Care, Inc. in Murdock, Florida. While with Sunbelt, he was a regional director responsible for 12 home health agencies located in four southeastern states. He has over 15 years in healthcare experience. His responsibilities now involve oversight of physician relations, physician recruitment, primary care clinics, rural health clinics, physical therapy clinic, physician and clinic billing office and home health operations. He is also the acting local compliance and privacy officer.
Prior to being in healthcare, Mr. Nolen had over 10 years experience in sales and management. With several insurance companies and a recruitment firm, he was involved with sales and training of new employees geared for success. He also has three years experience as a YMCA professional.
Mr. Nolen received his Bachelors of Science degree in Physical Education from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He is actively involved in his local church in leadership and with several community outreach ministries. He is a native of Tennessee and now resides with his wife in London, Kentucky.