Cordle named next Boundary Community Hospital CEO

Boundary Community Hospital's Board of Trustees has named Bryce Cordle as the hospital's next chief executive officer. Cordle currently serves as BCH's chief nursing officer and will assume the CEO role in October 2026 following the planned retirement of current CEO April Bennett. 

Cordle brings nearly three decades of healthcare experience to the position, including progressive leadership roles and approximately two and a half years as BCH's chief nursing officer. He has lived in Boundary County for 25 years and has spent most of his life in the Idaho Panhandle. His selection provides continuity at an important time for the hospital. 

"I am really honored by the faith and the trust that has been given to me by the board," Cordle said. "My top priority is to make sure that we are here next year, 10 years and 30 years from now, and that we still have a strong, viable hospital." 

As CEO, Cordle will focus on BCH's long-term stability, modernizing aging infrastructure and healthcare technology, maintaining high-quality care, and identifying measured opportunities to expand orthopedics, general surgery, and clinic-based women's health services as community needs evolve. Cordle will build on the clinical and cultural progress made during Bennett's tenure. In recent years, BCH has expanded local services and significantly enhanced its ability to care for patients with greater medical needs. Cordle credits BCH's providers, nurses, and support staff for that progress and considers teamwork and collaboration central to his leadership approach. 

“I have had the pleasure of working side by side with Bryce Cordle in many capacities over the years, and I am extremely confident in his ability to serve as my successor as CEO of Boundary Community Hospital," April Bennett, CEO of Boundary Community Hospital, said. "I know Bryce shares our deep commitment to Boundary County and will work hard to maintain the culture of compassion, teamwork, and community commitment that we have worked so hard to build."

Bennett congratulated Cordle, saying his selection is well deserved.

"These are the most challenging times I have ever seen in my healthcare career, not just for our critical access hospital, but for critical access hospitals across the country," Cordle said. "We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that we are here for the long haul."