Dr. Annette Schnabel, DPT, MBA, FACHE

Annette joined Perry Memorial Hospital in December 2014 as the Vice President and Chief Operating Office where her direct reports include the Director of Physician Clinics and the Contracted Hospitalist Program. Perry Memorial Hospital as a member of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Association (ICAHN) is participating in the Illinois Rural Community Care Organization along with several of the community’s independent physicians. Annette started her health career as a physical therapist. She has provided leadership in acute care and critical access hospitals along with skilled care nursing facilities. As the Director of Rehab and Physician Services at Clay County Hospital she managed physician practices in rural health clinics, performed physician recruitment, and developed physician specialty clinics. She was the Executive Director of Strategy and Administration at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital with responsibility for physician clinical integration, recruitment and relations, strategic planning, business development and operational leadership for ancillary services. She led St. Anthony’s Physician Clinical Integration Committee, assisted with business case development and review for physician acquisition decisions, and collaborated with the HSHS Medical Group for their first industry clinic. She led the process for development of the organizations hospitalist program, the hospital’s physician office electronic medical record assistance program, and the hospital to physician electronic medical record interfaces. Annette was a former member of the Board of Directors and the past Chair of the Program Committee for the American College of Healthcare Executives Mid-Am Chapter.