Your Stories: Medical Staff Joins Longtime Johnson Physician in Celebrating His Retirement
October 29, 2026Categories: Colleague Corner
The Medical Staff at Johnson Memorial Hospital hosted a celebration for one of its own, marking his retirement after more than 56 years of service to the hospital. Herbert DiMeola, MD, retired in May 2026 and was honored at the Medical Staff’s Annual Meeting on October 22.
The Johnson Medical Staff celebrated Dr. DiMeola, who retired after over 56 years of service to the hospital.
Dr. DiMeola joined the Johnson Medical Staff on September 8, 1970, in the Department of Medicine, Sections of Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine, and Nephrology. During his tenure, he served as the Vice President of Medical Affairs from 1987-1996, and again from 2002-2010. Dr. DiMeola also received the hospital’s Medical Staff Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
During the meeting, Dr. DiMeola fondly recalled working at the original Johnson Memorial Hospital built in 1912 before the facility transitioned to its current location.
Submitted by Teresa Rogers, Executive Assistant, Johnson Memorial Hospital.
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