MyMichigan Health President and CEO Diane Postler-Slattery, PhD, FACHE, and her husband, Don, died unexpectedly as a result of a plane crash in Florida the evening of March 8, the health system reported. Funeral arrangements had not yet been announced as of March 11.
Postler-Slattery joined MyMichigan Health, formerly MidMichigan Health, as its president and CEO in 2013 and has been a member of the MHA Board of Trustees since 2015. In addition to her many contributions to healthcare, she was extremely active in the Midland community.
MHA CEO Brian Peters expressed the condolences of the entire MHA family in a statement March 9. Expressions of sympathy poured in from across the state and were published by The Detroit News, WNEM-TV and Becker’s Hospital Review. Information on memorial services will be shared when it is available.