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HANSON, Steve
HANSON, Steve. (Niagara Falls, NY, August 1951- ). Administrator. Hanson, at the age of 35, became president of FINLEY HOSPITAL. He was formerly a director of the Northeast Iowa Health Planning Council and administrator of health service programs in Indiana and Waterloo, Iowa.
Hanson served in Dubuque as a director of the board of the GREATER DUBUQUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, member of the board of trustees of United Way Services of Dubuque, and on the board of the DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Upon taking his position at Finley, Hanson oversaw an effort to offer home health care services in cooperation with the VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION. Under his direction, Finley also consolidated laboratory facilities with Medical Services lab and the St. Joseph's Unit of Mercy Hospital and brought in a regional cancer care center.