THE COMMUNITY:
The county seat of Phillips County, Holyoke (pop. 2,200) is located on the golden plains of northeastern Colorado, approximately 2½ hours NE of Denver International Airport and near the Nebraska border. Holyoke is home to the Holyoke High School Dragons and is truly a “City of Pride and Progress.” The town offers an airport, indoor swimming pool, 9- and 18-hole golf courses, ball fields, skateboard park, tennis courts, fishing ponds, parks, camping facilities, motels, movie theater, numerous churches, and a variety of restaurants. It’s also home to the Phillips County Historical Society Museum, the County Fair, and two buildings on the historical register – The Burge Hotel and the Heginbotham Library.
Ballyneal Golf Club is known for its minimalist style of play that harkens to the traditions of the game by offering an “inland links” golf experience. It is Golfweek’s #4 ranked “modern course” as well as a Golf Digest Top 50 course in the US, and Top 100 course in the World.
Agriculture is the main economic force, with excellent dry land and irrigated cropland to grow wheat, corn, dry edible beans, and alfalfa. You’ll also find several fine livestock and feedlot operations. For those interested in productive farming and ranching land for pheasant hunting, Phillips County has over 30,000 acres of walk-in access land.
If you would enjoy a safe, quiet community away from the busy city life, then Holyoke might be the place for you.
THE ROLE:
President and Chief Executive Officer of the East Phillips County Hospital District – dba Melissa Memorial Hospital (MMH) – in Holyoke, Colorado. This position reports to a five-member board of elected trustees.
After a successful four years at the helm, Trampas Hutches is stepping down to take a position as President of Franklin Community Health Network in Farmington, Maine.
THE ENTERPRISE:
Melissa Memorial Hospital is a 15-bed critical access hospital with level IV trauma services. It is a model rural hospital with 2 operating rooms, 4 bay emergency room, and radiology including 64-slice CT scanner and mammography, and other ancillary services. The hospital is co-located with a family practice clinic, plus dental, optical and retail pharmacy services. Other services include chemotherapy, general surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, pulmonology, podiatry, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, audiology, orthopedic and sports medicine, and wound care. MMH operates a full-time EMS service and maintains a 24/7 AirLife Helicopter base.
Revenue is projected to be approximately $28M in 2019. The enterprise employs about 145 and was recognized by Modern Healthcare as both a Top 100 Best Places to Work and the #1 Healthiest Place to Work in America in 2019.
Services are provided in a beautiful and relatively new facility that was completed in 2008, and then renovated and expanded in 2016.
MMH is a member of the nonprofit Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium (EPHC), which was formed to help Colorado rural hospitals remain independent while achieving the economies of scale of a health system.
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION – Master’s degree required. The CEO will possess a MHA, MBA, or MS in health administration/nursing, business administration, or related field.
EXPERIENCE – The ideal candidate will have prior CEO experience within a healthcare setting, with Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Rural Health Clinic experience preferred. In addition, the successful candidate will clearly demonstrate competence in:
§ Strategic planning
§ Operational execution and excellence
§ Financial acumen
§ Provider recruiting and relations
§ High-performing culture development and employee engagement
§ Leadership development
§ Community relations
§ Rural health partnerships & advocacy
CONTACTS:
Tony Blake
Strategic Impact Group
mobile 303.808.0210
tony@strategicimpactgroup.net
Steve Young
Board Chairman
East Phillips County Hospital District
steve.young2@chsinc.com
RELATED LINKS:
MMH website
http://www.melissamemorial.org
Hutches to leave MMH at year-end
https://www.holyokeenterprise.com/ag-business/hutches-leave-mmh-year-end#.Xc66F2E8mBY.mailto
Press Release: EPHC selects Banner Health
http://bannerhealth.mediaroom.com/trending-now-at-banner?item=122873
EDUCATION – Master’s degree required. The CEO will possess a MHA, MBA, or MS in health administration/nursing, business administration, or related field.
EXPERIENCE – The ideal candidate will have prior CEO experience within a healthcare setting, with Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Rural Health Clinic experience preferred. In addition, the successful candidate will clearly demonstrate competence in:
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