SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital is pleased to announce Andrew Bowman, BHA, RN, as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The CAO is a new role at HSHS that provides on-site, localized leadership overseeing nursing, operations and all other organizational functions of the hospital.
 
Andrew’s career in health care spans more than 20 years, with the last 15 spent in health care administration for HSHS and its physician partner, Prevea Health. Most recently, he served as an Executive Director of Specialty Care for the former HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals, and Prevea clinics in Western Wisconsin.
 
“Throughout my career, I have served at various levels, from the front lines and the bedside to clinical management roles,” said Andrew. “I have the unique experience of serving at most levels of health care, and each level of the health care continuum has reinforced my passion for patient care.”
 
As CAO at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, Andrew is now part of the newly formed team of executive leaders serving the HSHS Wisconsin Market.
 
“At HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, we have been caring for the community since 1890 and I am honored to be a part of carrying out the Hospital Sisters’ mission that began in the Sheboygan community more than 130 years ago,” he said. “As we look to the future, HSHS is positioned for growth and with that, we look forward to continue providing the health care this community not only needs – but desires to have available in in this region.”
 
Andrew’s educational background includes an Associate Degree in Nursing from North Iowa Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration from Concordia University Wisconsin. He lives in the Sheboygan community with his wife Karen, and their two daughters.
   
About Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, Wis., is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Catholic health care ministry founded in 1875. Dedicated to our Mission to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through high-quality Franciscan health care, HSHS clinicians provide exceptional care centered on the whole person. Based in Springfield, Illinois, HSHS employs more than 11,000 colleagues who provide care in 13 acute-care, children’s and critical-access hospitals and home health and hospice programs in Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. HSHS is aligned with more than 1,000 primary and specialty physicians and advanced practitioners through its owned affiliates HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular and its partnership with Prevea Health. For more information about HSHS, visit hshs.org.