HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Announces New Chief Medical Officer

HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Announces New Chief Medical Officer

HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Vinil
Bhuma, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAFP, FACMQ, SFHM as the hospital’s new chief medical officer
(CMO). His first day was today, July 11, 2022.
“We are excited to officially welcome Dr. Bhuma to our leadership team today. We look forward
to advancing the mission of our organization together,” said Theresa Rutherford, HSHS St.
Mary’s Hospital President and CEO. “His many years of experience and expertise will benefit
our health care services and community. We also thank Dr. Ryan Jennings, CMO of our sister
ministries, for successfully supporting St. Mary’s as we sought to fill the CMO position
permanently.”
Dr. Bhuma comes to St. Mary’s Hospital from UnityPoint Health-Trinity Regional Medical
Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa where he was chief medical information officer as well as the
president of the medical staff. He also served as chair of the board of health and medical director
for the Webster County Health Department in Iowa. At the national level, he is the current chair
for the accreditation advisory board for the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) accreditation organization
and vice-chair of the professional certification board for Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Prior to his service at Trinity Regional Medical Center,
he was medical director at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana.
Dr. Bhuma specializes as a hospitalist and has served patients at Memorial Hospital in South
Bend, Indiana and Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin. He completed his residency
at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Family Medicine Residency in Huntsville, Alabama
where he was also chief resident for a year. In addition, he has a Master of Business
Administration from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
“I look forward to serving the Decatur community,” said Dr. Bhuma. “My new hospital
colleagues and new community neighbors have already welcomed me so warmly. I know my
family and I will create roots and experience joy here in the coming years.”
Dr. Bhuma has relocated to Decatur with his wife and two children. He enjoys biking, trekking,
traveling, and skiing. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Bhuma to the community.
For more information about HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital, visit stmarysdecatur.com.

About HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital

Founded in 1878 by three Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital is a 230-bed, all private room health care facility that combines modern technology with the caring spirit of the original founders. St. Mary’s is situated on an attractive 21-acre campus overlooking Lake Decatur and offers a broad spectrum of comprehensive health services, including the latest diagnostic equipment, interventional cardiology, surgical and medical intervention, emergency medical care, outpatient radiation therapy, pain management and a sleep center. St. Mary’s also offers a wide range of community education and wellness programs. The hospital also has both a unique intergenerational day services program and the community’s only provider of hospital-based behavioral health services for all ages. Learn more by visiting www.stmarysdecatur.com.

About Hospital Sisters Health System

Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high-quality Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our physician practices and 15 local hospitals in two states – Illinois (Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, O’Fallon, Shelbyville and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries, and Hospital Sisters of St. Francis is the founding institute. For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org. For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit