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Mount Nittany Health expands chief strategy officer's role to include administrative chief of staff
Kurt Kissinger has been named administrative chief of staff and chief strategy officer at State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health, according to an Oct. 12 LinkedIn post cited by Becker's Hospital Review.
By The Desk - Jordan Leahy·October 17, 2026
Kissinger joined the system as chief strategy and system development officer in February 2023, per his LinkedIn profile. He previously served as associate vice president for finance and business at Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State College of Medicine.
Mount Nittany Health operates Mount Nittany Medical Center, a 260-bed acute care hospital. The report was published Oct. 13, 2026.
Leadership Context
- Org
- Mount Nittany Health, part of Mount Nittany Health System (1 hospitals)
- GPO
- Premier Inc · Capstone Health Alliance
- Medicare
- Novitas Solutions Inc (MAC)
- Status
- 248 beds
Buying bench
- Kathleen RhineCEO
- Michael HromchakChief Compliance Officer
- Kurt Kissingeradministrative chief of staff and chief strategy officer