Presenters

Ben Smalley

Ben Smalley serves as the COO at St. Mary’s Hospital, Intermountain Health’s 350-bed, Level II Trauma Center, located in Grand Junction, Colorado. Since joining Intermountain eight years ago, he has worked in their medical group in Logan, Utah, and then as the CEO of two different rural hospitals, the first in Utah and then another in Idaho. 

Prior to Intermountain, Ben worked for Sentara Healthcare based in Norfolk, Virginia, where he was the director for a 50-provider cardiology group and then led strategic planning at Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital. 

Ben holds master’s degrees in healthcare and business administration from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in social psychology from BYU. Ben’s favorite thing to do outside of work is spend time with his wife, Melissa, and their five perfectly behaved children.