 Gwynn Perlich has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Southwest Region for St. Vincent. She has been serving as Interim Chief Operating Officer since February 2017.
As Chief Operating Officer, Perlich is responsible for supporting the execution of strategic and operational goals in service, quality, growth, people and finance. She brings with her extensive experience in healthcare leadership and a long-standing tenure with St. Vincent as an associate and leader.
Perlich began her career as a nurse at St. Vincent Indianapolis and served as the Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Vincent Carmel. Prior to this, she served as Vice President of Clinical and Non-Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Vincent Indianapolis.
Perlich earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ball State University. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Indiana University and her Master of Business Administration at Anderson University.
St. Vincent has named Craig Polkow the Vice President of Finance for the South Region. He will oversee financial functions of the region from St. Vincent Evansville.
Polkow brings with him more than 25 years of progressive healthcare experience and expertise in both operations and finance in the healthcare sector.
Polkow joins the ministry from DeKalb Health in Auburn, Indiana, where he served as Chief Executive Officer for the independent, not-for-profit hospital. He previously held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Saint Thomas Health, another Ascension ministry based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Polkow earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Master of Business Administration from Indiana University South Bend.
Debbie Hinton joined St. Vincent as the Director of the Foundation for St. Vincent Evansville and St. Vincent Warrick, a charitable, not-for-profit entity that serves to develop and oversee philanthropic gifts in support of the programs and services of St. Vincent Southwest Region.
 In her new role, Hinton is responsible for overseeing all operations within the Foundation, which supports the many needs of the St. Vincent healthcare ministry, such as educational opportunities and special programs for associates and the community, advanced technologies and projects funded by capital campaigns and major gifts.
Hinton has been associated with St. Vincent healthcare ministry for more than 27 years, having served on a variety of boards including the St. Vincent Evansville Foundation Board, the St. Vincent Breast Center Board and the Women and Children’s Advisory Board. Hinton also spent time as a chair of the Cornette Ball and Heritage Open, the two largest annual fundraisers for the Southwest Region.
In addition to her wide range of experience in the finance, marketing and healthcare sectors, Hinton earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing Communication from the University of Evansville.
