Lance Millburg, a native of Pawnee and Morrisonville, has been promoted to vice president and chief quality officer at Memorial Health.
Millburg began his career at Memorial in 2011 as a project manager and has held positions with increasing responsibility in decision sciences and performance improvement. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master of business administration degree from the University of Illinois Springfield, graduating with honors.
In 2023, Millburg was chosen as a Baldrige Executive Fellow. This highly competitive nationwide leadership development program gives rising leaders the opportunity to gain a broader perspective of organizational excellence and innovation initiatives.
He was also selected to the Springfield Business Journal’s 2024 “Forty Under 40” list on the basis of his work to improve the safety and quality of care through real-time and predictive analytics, as well as emerging technologies like AI models.
A graduate of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Millburg lives in Pawnee with his wife and four children.