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Robert E. Smanik is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, and a member of the Ellis Hospital Board of Trustees. Under his leadership since 2001, Ellis has strengthened its financial footing and expanded its scope of services. For his role in restoring the hospital's financial health, Mr. Smanik was named Schenectady County Chamber of Commerce's 2002 Non-Profit Executive of the Year.
Mr. Smanik has more than 25 years of community hospital senior management experience. He earned a master's degree in Health Services Administration from Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, and his bachelor's degree from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, OH. He is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE), and a licensed Nursing Home Administrator in Connecticut and New York State.
Mr. Smanik holds membership and leadership positions in numerous organizations, including the American Hospital Association, the Ohio State University Hospital and Health Services Administration Alumni Association, the Graduate Advisory Board of Union College, Schenectady, NY , and the Ellis Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. Mr. Smanik also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Visiting Nurse Service of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties. He is on the Board of the Schenectady County Chamber of Commerce and he is a member of the leadership circle of the Southern Saratoga Chamber of Commerce. | 