MercyOne Central Iowa has hired Donna Hoffman as vice president of human resources operations. In this role, she will implement short- and long-term strategies addressing colleague and leadership engagement to improve overall quality outcomes and patient and family experience. She succeeds Kevin Elsberry, who retired in October. Hoffman was previously the executive leader for human resources at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo., where she had worked for the past 15 years. She has a business administration degree from the University of Wyoming and holds the Professional in Human Resources and the SHRM Certified Professional certification from the Society of Human Resource Professionals.