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title: "Mount Nittany Health expands chief strategy officer's role to include administrative chief of staff"
description: "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."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-10-17T02:12:14.280Z
date_label: October 17, 2026
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# Mount Nittany Health expands chief strategy officer's role to include administrative chief of staff

*[Kurt Kissinger](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/103586146) has been named administrative chief of staff and chief strategy officer at State College, Pa.-based [Mount Nittany Health](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/967387), according to an Oct. 12 LinkedIn post cited by Becker's Hospital Review.*

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.

## Sources

- [Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/pennsylvania-system-expands-chief-strategy-officers-role/)

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