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A former Aspirus executive, and now Michigan hospital administrator, died in a plane crash in Northwest Florida Tuesday. MyMichigan Health President and CEO Diane Postler-Slattery and her husband, Don, were both aboard the aircraft when it went down, killing all occupants.
Postler-Slattery was chief operating officer of Aspirus Wausau Hospital and senior vice president of quality and extended services for the Aspirus system through 2012, which would include overseeing aspects of operations here in Houghton County. Since she moved to the state and took over MyMichigan Health on January 14th, 2013, the Midland-based system has expanded significantly. The most recent affiliation was in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie is now MyMichigan Medical Center Sault. The facility has 20 psychiatric beds, making it a common destination for those who need mental health treatment from here in the Keweenaw.
Postler-Slattery was 62 years old. She is survived by three children and five grandchildren.
