Reed Fraley was born in 1945, in Tiftin, a small town in the northeast part of Ohio. After completing high school in 1964, Reed attended West Point. It was there that he learned how to tolerate stress and how to command. When he graduated, he spend five years on active duty and one year in the reserves. Reed married Mel the day after his graduation, and together they took assignments in Europe and Vietnam. While in Vietnam, he applied for graduate school in Hospital Administration, hoping to acquire business skills and serve the country in a different way. He joined the OSU Hospital as an assistant to Bernie Lachner. He became responsible for the main hospital and the operating rooms. His next move was as the CEO of the Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas for six years. When he joined OSUMC the main issue was access to the hospital from 315 as Riverside Methodist has three exits and the OSU hospital had none. There were issues with the buildings as who pays for them and how to name them. There was the issue of the practice plan. He did not succeed in getting an exit but he kept making progress step by step. He retired in 2004, and in 2005, he cut the ribbon to open the exit. Another accomplishment was the creation of green spaces with grass nearby the hospitals. When he retired, he worked for the Ohio Hospital Association for about 8 years. He was the liaison with the 13 largest systems such as Trinity, The Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and Miami Valley. The next phase in their lives was when Reed and his wife, Mel, opened a charming bed and breakfast - something his wife always wanted, and this time, Reed follow her lead. It was a pleasant experience for both, away from the politics of big medical centers. When I joined OSUMC as the Chairman of Radiology in 1992, I interacted with Reed in many projects. He was always supportive, trustworthy, and a pleasure to work with.
Kam Sigafoos grew up in Zanesville, Ohio, and attended public schools there. She graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with a bachelor's degree in International Studies. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a Master's in Public Administration and another Master's in Hospital and Health Services Administration. Kam spent virtually her entire career working with the OSU physicians and hospitals, closely collaborating with the Radiology Department. I was fortunate to work with Kam; our meetings were always productive. Kam retired as the executive director of the hospitals.
Larry Anstine was born and raised in Newark, Ohio a nice town which is about 40 miles east of Columbus. He did both his undergraduate and graduate studies at Ohio State University. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration in 1982, and his Masters of Health Administration (MHA) in 1988. After working for consulting firm Arthur Andersen, in Dallas, Texas for two year, he was hired in 1990 by Reed Fraley as director of clinics and practice plans at Ohio State. Larry considers Reed as a great administrator and his mentor. Larry worked in various areas of the OSUMC including professional services(radiology, lab, pharmacy) and the Outreach Network. When OSU acquired Park Medical Center from Quorum in 1999, Reed asked him to lead the transition. It became University Hospital East. The goal was to bring high quality academic medicine services to the east side of Columbus community, a task that was achieved.
In 2004, he left UHE to help open the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital. In 2005, he blended the University Hospitals and Ross Hospitals leadership team.
After retiring from OSUMC, he worked for 8 years at the University of California Irvine Health System in a variety of capacities including interim COO and CEO. He retired from UCI in 2023.
His wife and he now reside in Sarasota, Florida, and spend their summers in Coldwater, Michigan. Larry is a lifelong Buckeye, and he is grateful that during his time at OSUMC worked with great people. Most of people who interacted with Larry remember him affectionately; I was one of them. It was privilege working with a competent, kind and trustworthy individual like him.
Elizabeth Seely was born in Frankfurt, Germany, while her father was serving in the U.S. Army. The family moved back to the States when she was 3 years old, settling in Maryland. She grew up in several places in Maryland and North Carolina. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Wake Forrest and she was induced into Phi Beta Kappa and earned her Master of Health Administration degree with a concentration in finance at the Ohio State University. Elizabeth assumed the position of Chief Administrative Officer in 2017. The scope of her operational responsibility includes 1,100 inpatient beds; 50,000 annual admissions; and 25,000 annual surgeries; 132,000 emergency department visits; and 800,000+ outpatient visits. Prior to her present role, she served for 10 years as executive director of University Hospital East, leading the hospital to a 37% growth in admissions and improvement in patient satisfaction and excellent quality metrics. Her effective fiscal and resource management also resulted in positive operating margins at UH East.
She is a founding board member and current chair of Partners Achieving Community Transformation (PACT), guiding a $10-million commitment by OSU to create a healthy, financially and environmentally sustainable community where residents have access to safe and affordable housing, quality health care, education and employment opportunities on the Near East Side of Columbus.
Before her time at UHE, Elizabeth served for 16 years at University Hospital in positions of progressive leadership, culminating in Associate Executive director of University Hospital and the Ross Heart Hospital. She currently is preparing for the opening of the new University Hospital on February 22, 2026 and on that day 425 inpatients will move to the new spectacular hospital.
I interacted with Elizabeth during my years as the Chairman of Radiology, and I know first hand how caring she is to the patients and employees at large. The progress of OSUMC during her tenure has made it the best in Ohio and the country.
Authored by
D. G. Spigos, MD
Professor Emeritus
This post is dedicated to the Reed, Kam, Larry and Elizabeth the four hospital administrators under whose direction the University Health Care System grew in a spectacular way, to the benefit of the patients in Columbus and the State of Ohio.
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