New Chief Operating and Financial Officer named for Rogue Regional Medical Center

Chris Pizzi

Asante has named Chris Pizzi as the Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Rogue Regional Medical Center.

“We’re excited to have Chris join our executive team and support our largest hospital. Chris is a skilled leader and a committed community member of southern Oregon with a passion for sustainable health care,” said Brandon Mencini, CEO of Rogue Regional Medical Center and Ashland Community Hospital.  

Mr. Pizzi has more than 25 years of experience in health system operations, strategy and finance leadership. He spent the past four years as the Chief Executive of Providence Oregon’s South Division and Providence Medford Medical Center where he led medical group integration, instituted lean and value stream management and improved access to care.

Mr. Pizzi added, “I am excited to join the Asante team in serving our community and pleased to remain in southern Oregon that my family has called home for many years.” He will start his new role on July 21, 2025.

Asante is a locally owned and governed not-for-profit health system with 6,000 employees providing compassionate care to nearly 600,000 people in a nine-county area of southern Oregon and northern California. Asante includes Ashland Community Hospital, Asante Physician Partners, Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass and additional health care locations throughout the region.