Leadership at Baptist Health Corbin
Angelia Foster is president of Baptist Health Corbin, a 273-bed acute care facility that provides a wide variety of healthcare services to the residents of Whitley, Knox, Laurel, Bell, Clay, McCreary and Harlan counties in Kentucky and Campbell County in Tennessee.
Before joining Baptist Health, Foster was president of Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam in Dodge County, Wisconsin, for four years. The medical center is a not-for-profit facility that includes a 48-bed acute care hospital, 100-bed skilled nursing facility, ambulatory care, regional clinics, long-term care, assisted living, home care and hospice, a sleep center, wound care, a retail pharmacy, and independent senior living. She also served as regional president for the southern region of Wisconsin.
Foster has over 15 years of healthcare leadership experience, including steering her team through the initial COVID-19 shutdown within her first 10 days on the job at Marshfield. Dodge County spent nine weeks on the New York Times Top 10 list for positive COVID cases in the fall of 2020.
As a result, Foster was thrust into the spotlight, being interviewed by local, regional and national media outlets. To keep the community informed, she also conducted a weekly radio broadcast.
During her time at Marshfield, Foster was instrumental in recruiting more than 30 new providers over a three-year period, including providers in 10 new specialties. She also is an advocate for patient-centered care, striving to provide an exceptional healthcare experience for every patient, every time.
Foster previously served as executive vice president/chief administrative officer at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. She began her healthcare career at Memorial Health System in Springfield, Illinois, where she served as the affiliate vice president of Human Resources and Support Services.
Before embarking on a healthcare career, Foster worked for more than two decades as an organizational development consultant for a variety of human resources and healthcare firms.
Foster received a master’s degree in management and organizational behavior from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, and a bachelor’s degree in political science and communications from Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio.
She and her husband, David, have five children and three grandchildren.