Press Release
The board of trustees of Riverside Health Care would like to announce that Theodore (Ted) Scholten has been appointed president and CEO effective April 1.
Scholten recently served as chief operating officer of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind., one of two free-standing facilities that are part of Community Health Systems.
Prior to that, he held positions of increasing responsibility, including division director of Inpatient Rehabilitation at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana and RHFW, director of Clinical Services at the RHFW, and Manager, Occupational Therapy, at RHFW.
He was an adjunct professor in the University of St. Francis Occupational Therapy Assistant Program in Fort Wayne.
Scholten is very familiar to the area as he owned an occupational therapy consulting services business in Fort Frances, and was Riverside Health Care’s director of occupational therapy from 1990-95, where he planned, organized, and directed occupational therapy services for Rainy River District.
He is passionate about his return to Rainy River District, and loves what the district has to offer.
“Ted was an excellent fit for our search for a leader who will continue to support Riverside’s vision to provide exceptional and compassionate health care, inspired by the people we serve, and valued by our communities,” said board chair Norma Elliott.
Elliott added health care in Ontario—and rural and northern Ontario, in particular—is going through some significant transformations.
“The board members are confident that Ted has the executive and personal qualities to represent Riverside locally and regionally as we work with our partners on improving the health-care system across the district,” she noted.
Originally from Saint John, N.B., Scholten possesses an undergraduate degree in occupational therapy from Dalhousie University and a Masters of Health Science from the University of Indianapolis.
He is a member of a number of professional associations, including the Indiana Hospital Association, IHA Brain Injury Association, and the Administration-Management section of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
He also has been involved in numerous community activities over the past 20 years.
Scholten is married to Kathleen (Medhurst), who was born and raised in Fort Frances. They have two sons, Josh, 19, and Jeremy, 17.
We welcome Ted to the organization and look forward to working with him.
