Peter Wright Case Study

For the Health Leader forge I chose Peter Wright, the president and CEO of Valley Regional Healthcare in Clermont New Hampshire. Peter has been the President and CEO for two years at Valley Regional. Prior to his current position he worked as the Chief Operating Officer for Littleton Regional Hospital. Wright took an unusual path into the health field and at the start didn’t know what he wanted to do. Wright now is the youngest CEO in the northern New England area.
After high school Wright wasn’t sure if college was for him so he was deciding to join the Marines. Where he was from there was a heavy influence to become a Marine so he started to speak with a recruitment officer. His Uncle didn’t think the Marines were the right choice for him so he took him up to Lyndon State in Vermont. After the visit Wright felt college was a better decision and enrolled at Lyndon State. While at Lyndon he studied Business Administration and didn’t plan on going into Health Care. Upon graduation Wright worked in the ski industry and received his first job in health administration at Copley Hospital where he was the director of marketing and Public Relations. While at Copley he worked marketing and public relations, using his
As the president and CEO he works with the community to help better the whole community and he also works with local colleges to train and teach students to fill roles within the hospital. Wright works with these students and uses their “soft skills” to teach them and enhance their roles with in the hospital. Wright spoke about how mentorship allows for risks to be taken but are opportunities to learn in a controlled setting. As the president and CEO of Valley Regional Healthcare Wright works with the community and this is a job I would want in the future. He has the respect of his collogues and peers which is something I want to earn throughout my