LEXINGTON, Ky. – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is pleased to announce Helen McDaniel has been named Director of Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) for the multi-state health system.

McDaniel has been an integral part of the ARH family for 10 years. A graduate of the 2024 ARH Leadership Academy, she has demonstrated a commitment to excellence, innovation, and service. In her most recent position as ARH Helpdesk Manager, she directed the day-to-day operations of the service desk, including planning, organizing, and overseeing helpdesk activities, ensuring that the team provided excellent customer service and met the organization’s needs.

Montie Hodge, ARH’s Chief Information Officer, says the Director of ERP position is essential in driving business Information Technology strategies that allow ARH to maintain its exceptional quality of care and to improve patient outcomes.

With a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Midway College and 18 years of management experience, Hodge says McDaniel was a natural choice for the position and is well-equipped to lead ARH’s ERP initiatives. As Director of ERP, McDaniel will work to identify and deliver new services to meet cross-sector healthcare business requirements and oversee all ERP operational and technical processes, strategic planning, program execution, system operations, compliance support, and modernization initiatives.

“With over a decade of dedicated service to ARH and a wealth of knowledge and expertise, Helen has been invaluable to the ARH mission and IT initiatives,” Hodge said. “In her new role as Director of ERP, she undoubtedly will have a profound and positive impact on all business and clinical areas and
advance ARH’s vision for the future. I look forward to seeing the amazing accomplishments Helen will deliver.”  

Beyond her professional achievements, McDaniel is a devoted Christian whose faith guides her actions and decisions inside and outside the workplace. She treasures time with her family and animals.

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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), is a not-for-profit health system operating 14 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty, Whitesburg, and South Williamson in Kentucky and Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies and medical spas. ARH employs approximately 6,400 people with an annual payroll and benefits of $474 million generated into our local economies. ARH also has a network of more than 1,300 providers on staff across its multi-state system. ARH is the largest provider of care and the single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky, and the third-largest private employer in southern West Virginia