ProMedica Appoints New Chief Human Resources Officer

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 14, 2023 – ProMedica is pleased to announce the appointment of Floyd Chasse (pronounced Chas-ee) as chief human resources officer, effective July 17, 2023. Chasse will report directly to Arturo Polizzi, president and CEO, ProMedica.

With more than 25 years of experience in health system human resources, Chasse is well versed in developing and implementing impactful strategies to recruit, develop and engage employees in support of strategic organizational goals. For the past eight years, he has served as the chief human resources officer at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In that role, he has been responsible for all human resources and organizational development services for the large academic health system. He has also held vice president of human resources positions at two other health systems in Michigan and Kansas.

Chasse graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, and he received a Master of Science in Administration, Human Resources, from Central Michigan University.

Additionally, Chasse is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and holds affiliations with the Society for Human Resource Management, The Human Resource Management Association of Mid-Michigan and the Michigan Healthcare Human Resources Association.

"We are pleased to welcome Floyd to ProMedica as our chief human resources officer," said Polizzi. "Given his specialized background in the health care industry and extensive experience driving personnel operations and programs that elevate organizational performance, we are confident he will be an exceptional addition to our executive leadership team."

ProMedica is a mission-based, not-for-profit health and well-being organization headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. The organization offers acute and ambulatory care, an insurance company with a dental plan, and post-acute and academic business lines. The organization has 12 hospitals, 2,500+ physicians and advanced practice providers with privileges, 1,000+ health care providers employed by ProMedica Physicians, a health plan, and assisted living facilities, skilled nursing centers, memory care communities, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and hospice, home health and palliative care agencies. Driven by its Mission to improve health and well-being, ProMedica has been nationally recognized for its advocacy programs and efforts to address social determinants of health. For more information about ProMedica, please visit promedica.org/aboutus.