About the author
William (Bill) Ruse, BSPH, MBA, JD
Ruse's specialties are pharmacy, law, hospital management, teaching, writing and consulting.
1957 – Ruse started his career as a staff pharmacist and subsequently became chief pharmacist at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio.
1960 – Joined the staff at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, Ohio, where he served as chief pharmacist, director of personnel and purchasing, assistant administrator, and subsequently, chief executive. In 1964, Bill served as president and CEO of the Blanchard Valley Health Association, a parent corporation of Blanchard Valley Hospital, founded in 1984.
Ruse is president emeritus of the Blanchard Valley Health Association, which is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. Ruse retired from Blanchard Valley in 2001 after serving as its president and CEO for 36 years. The Association is one of the largest world health care delivery systems in Ohio, where it holds interests in hospitals, nursing homes, managed care, specialty health centers, and several subsidiary health-related corporations spread throughout Northwest and West Central Ohio. In recognition of his years of leadership, Blanchard Valley named its new 65,000 square-foot building on its Findlay hospital campus the" William E. Ruse Center"
Ruse's educational background and licensures include the following:
• Cottonwood High School – Cleveland, Ohio – graduated 1953
• Ohio Northern University – Ada, Ohio – BSc. in pharmacy, 1953 – 1957
• Xavier University – Cincinnati, Ohio – MBA in Hospital Administration, 1961 – 1963
• University of Toledo – Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1968 – 1972
• University of Findlay – Honorary Doctor of Healthcare Management – 1997
• Ohio Northern University – Honorary Doctor of Public Service – 2003
• Walden University – started Ph.D. studies – fall – 2016
• Licensed Attorney – State of Ohio – 1972 to present
• Licensed Pharmacist – State of Ohio – 1957 – 2000 (allowed to expire)
• Life Fellow – American College of Healthcare Executives (LFACHE)