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Brian Bauer became president oflil Health Fort Wayne more than a year ago. In that time, he has focused on helping propel IU Health's mission of putting patients first and increasing their access to the best possible care. When he's not in the office he can be found keeping active with his three sons. We caught up with Bauer to learn more.
Q1 How did your career path lead you to IU Health?
Growing up, my mother always wanted to be a nurse and went back to nursing school when 1 was in junior high - she was my first inspiration in health care. Health care has been my passion nearly my entire career and brought me to Fort Wayne in 2011 after serving as a hospital president in Terre Haute. When I had the opportunity to move to Fort Wayne, my first call was to now Congressman Jim Banks who was a close friend from college. Ill never forget Jim saying that Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana is the best place on earth and we would never regret moving here. He was correct. Fort Wayne truly is an amazing community, one of the...