Susan (Sue) Robel is the region president for Intermountain Health’s Canyons region, spanning Idaho and Utah. As president, Ms. Robel drives a unified vision for growth, business development, clinical operations, caregiver engagement and culture within the region. There are 30,000+ caregivers in the Canyons Region dedicated to providing high quality patient care. Ms. Robel and her region executive team support these caregivers within 21 hospitals, 130 clinics and an array of other clinical operations like homecare and hospice, hospital-at-home, telehealth and air ambulance.
Before stepping into her current role, Ms. Robel was the chief nurse executive for Intermountain Health, ensuring nursing caregivers were aligned in providing evidenced-based care for patients and focused on clinical operations throughout the Intermountain Health system. Prior to joining Intermountain Health in 2019, she served as the executive vice president, chief nursing and patient experience officer for Geisinger Health, where she led efforts to standardize nursing practices and developed the Geisinger Nursing Institute. She has extensive experience as a clinical executive and has been a leading voice for clinicians, patients and the community.
Ms. Robel completed her studies in nursing at Penn State University and holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a Master of Healthcare Administration from Wilkes University. She completed her doctoral studies in business administration at Walden University.