Choices Healthcare, the parent organization of Hospice & Community Care and Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, has announced that its president and CEO, Steve Knaub, will retire on Wednesday, Dec. 31, after more than 27 years of service. Knaub steered the organization through significant achievements and growth and fostered relationships with health care partners and the community.

Knaub's career with Hospice & Community Care began in 1998 when he joined as vice president, chief financial officer. He became the chief operating officer in 2002 and the president and CEO in 2011. Under his guidance, the organization evolved into Choices Healthcare in 2024 and now serves thousands of patients and families across central Pennsylvania.

Knaub led several initiatives, including the expansion of the Essa Flory Center in Lancaster, the opening of the Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center and the Pathways Center for Grief & Loss in Mount Joy, and the expansion into York County in 2012. He was also instrumental in the affiliation between Hospice & Community Care and Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, bringing together two nonprofit organizations with a shared mission to enhance access to quality end-of-life care.

Knaub, a graduate of Shippensburg University with a degree in business administration, began his professional journey in public accounting before dedicating his career to nonprofit health care.

The board of directors is conducting a national search for Knaub's successor, aiming to ensure a smooth transition and continued momentum for Choices Healthcare.