Oroville Hospital Leadership Team
Executive Team Members Serving Butte County Community
Oroville Hospital’s Executive team members are dedicated to patient care by guaranteeing the finest quality health care from prevention through treatment to wellness to all Oroville and Butte County residents.
Robert J. Wentz
President/Chief Executive Officer
Robert J. Wentz has served as Oroville Hospital’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 1988. With more than 30 years of hospital leadership experience, he has been able to grow the hospital in order to serve the Oroville Community. Robert J. Wentz led Oroville Hospital in becoming the first hospital to self-implement the VA’s Electronic Health Record program, and the first to certify the software, WorldVistA EHR 2.0. He is the founder of Tenzing, a VistA consulting group. For the past 20 years he has owned and operated the Oroville Sports Club. Robert J. Wentz’s professional affiliations include California Hospital Association Board Member, Board Member, Chair, and past President of California Healthcare Insurance Company, American Compensation Association, National Society of Performance and Instruction, California Hospital Personnel Management Association, and American Management Association.
Email: rwentz@orohosp.com
Phone: (530) 532-8550
Scott Chapple
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Scott Chapple has served as Oroville Hospital’s Vice President Human Resources and Chief Operating Officer since 2003. His past experience includes various positions such as Human Resource Analyst, Director of Human Resources, Special Projects Manager, Vice President Human Resources and Assistant Administrator from 1984-1996. Prior to coming to Oroville he worked as the Vice President Human Resources, Vice President Support Services and Administrator/Vice President at Kalispell Regional Medical Center located in Kalispell, Montana. Scott Chapple’s professional affiliations include being a Member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Director BETA council (BETA Healthcare Group), past Council Member of ALPHA Fund, past Board Member at St. Matthew’s School and a past Member of the Hospital United Way Planning Committee and United Way Allocations Committee.
Email: schapple@orohosp.com
Phone: (530) 532-8550
Colleen Sue Duncan
Chief Financial Officer
Colleen Sue Duncan has served as Oroville Hospital’s Chief Financial Officer since 2020. Her 25 years of hospital finance experience include various positions such as Controller at Healdsburg General Hospital from 1995-1999, Accounting Supervisor at Ukiah Valley Medical Center from 2000-2009 and Controller and Assistant Chief Financial Officer at Oroville Hospital from 2009-2019. Colleen Sue Duncan’s professional affiliations include being a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Email: cduncan@orohosp.com
Phone: (530) 532-8509
Edie Fischer, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Edie Fischer has been an employee at Oroville Hospital since 2011, serving in capacities of Staff Nursing in the Emergency Department, Nursing Supervisor, Director of Medical Surgical Services, and Director of Perioperative Services. She has also provided clinical oversight of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Interventional Radiology.
Edie has served in various roles in the Incident Command post for the Oroville Dam Crisis, the Camp Fire Disaster and the Bear Fire Disaster. She is a member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses and the American Society of Paranesthesia Nurses. Edie has volunteered at the Oroville Salmon Festivals, providing influenza vaccines to members of the Oroville Community. She has also worked with the community, providing COVID vaccines at local clinics and orchestrating a mock surgical suite at the Oroville Hospital Family Health Fair (2019).