Dennis Hesch

Dennis Hesch is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for The Carle Health System (“Carle”).  Carle is a $2.6 billion NFP integrated delivery system located in Central, Illinois comprised of two hospitals with a total of 414 licensed beds, an employed provider group with approximately 450 employed physicians and 300 Advanced Practice Providers, and a health plan with approximately 300,000 members and 30 years of medical management expertise. At a time when the Healthcare industry is facing unprecedented changes, Carle has continued to be successful by deploying annual cost savings initiatives and investing in leadership development while still looking for opportunities to grow.

Hesch is a Certified Public Accountant with nearly 25 years of diverse Healthcare experience that combines strategic and tactical financial expertise with strong qualifications in risk management, strategic planning, debt financing, systems deployment, mergers and acquisitions.  He joined the Carle in September of 2006.  Prior to joining Carle,  Hesch worked in Deloitte’s Healthcare sector for approximately seven years in addition to serving as the Chief Financial Officer for a Large Multi-Specialty Medical Group for approximately eight years.

Hesch is active in his community and serves on various local and national Boards and is currently Treasurer for the local Boys and Girls Club.