About United General Medical Center

Charles brings nearly 30 years of healthcare experience to PeaceHealth, holding roles of increasing management and executive-level responsibility in healthcare settings ranging from small community hospitals to large, tertiary care facilities. A service-oriented leader who advocates for innovation, Charles is highly skilled in building and maintaining relationships with caregivers, providers and the community. While dedicated to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, Charles also provides regional oversight for PeaceHealth United General and Peace Island Medical Centers. Prior to joining PeaceHealth, Charles served as chief executive officer of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, a multi-campus hospital enterprise, part of Sutter Health, based in Sacramento. 

Chris joined United General Hospital in 2004 as director of pharmacy. He took on the role of director of professional services following the 2014 partnership between the hospital and PeaceHealth, and became CAO in January of 2016. Chris received Bachelor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from Washington State University.

His pharmacy career has brought with it not only hospital experience but also work within home infusion and hospice. In his current role, he is active within the community supporting both the Population Health Trust and Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County.

Chris lives in Mount Vernon and enjoys hiking, basketball and spending time with his family and their four-legged companion Millie.
 

Marco joined the PeaceHealth United General Medical Center team in 2020 as a traveling nurse, when the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing. After seven months, he stepped into the role of nurse manager of the Acute Care Unit.

A committed and passionate leader in the United General community, Marco led the expansion of both ACU and Swing Bed units and created a work environment that is sought out by caregivers. As director of clinical services, Marco has direct oversight of all clinical nursing services at the hospital.

Marco completed both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a master’s degree in nursing education at the University of Nevada in Reno. He has worked as an RN in hospitals in Nevada, California and Oregon, including briefly at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield, and held nursing leadership positions at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. Marco also taught at the Orvis School of Nursing in Reno for three years. His time as an educator of nursing students ignited his passion for setting up our next generation of nurses for success.

Rod originally worked for United General Hospital in the late 80s and 90s, before the hospital’s partnership with PeaceHealth, and returned in June of 2018 as manager of imaging and respiratory care. He stepped into his current role a few months later. He oversees diagnostic imaging, respiratory therapy, pharmacy and food services, among other services.

Prior to PeaceHealth, Rod was chief operating officer at Skagit Radiology in Mount Vernon. He previously held a number of management positions at Island Hospital in Anacortes and Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. He earned a master’s degree in Health Services Administration from the University of Saint Francis in Joliet, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Arts in Health Science from the same institution. He started his academic career with an Associate of Arts in Radiology Sciences from Bellevue College.

Rod is a graduate of Leadership Skagit, where he also served as a leadership coach. He is active in his community of residence, Conway, where he served as a school board director for eight years.