Gibbs, Michael

Gibbs, Michael
Title: Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Ethics
Department: Biotechnology

Michael “Mick” Gibbs is the President and CEO of the Avera Heart Hospital and the co-leader of the Avera Cardiovascular Service Line. He advanced to Fellowship Status in the American College of Healthcare Executives in 2007. Mick has over 24 years of experience in healthcare administration beginning as a Post Graduate Fellow at Rapid City Regional Hospital and finishing there as its CEO. He has also held senior leadership positions at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, and Gordon Memorial Hospital in Gordon, NE.

He holds a master of health care administration degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; a master of biomedical ethics degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and a bachelor of speech communication from the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks.

Mick and his wife, Michelle, have three daughters: Abigail, Ava, and Claire.