Darrold Bertsch

Director
Beulah, ND

Darrold Bertsch has worked in health care for more than four decades, half of that as a CEO.

Darrold is the CEO of Sakakawea Medical Center, a critical access hospital in Hazen, and the CEO of Coal Country Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center with locations in Beulah, Hazen, Killdeer and Center. He has served in the unique role as a shared CEO since 2011, leading collaborative efforts to improve the delivery of patient care and develop a patient-centered medical neighborhood of care. 

Darrold is an active proponent of rural health care and serves on many local, state and national boards and committees.