Congratulations to Kay Olson (NSH Board Chair) and Mary Sanders (NSH Board Clerk) on their graduation from the First cohort for NRHA’s Rural Hospital Board Certification Program! Please read the NRHA’s media release below for complete details.
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First cohort for NRHA’s Rural Hospital Board Certification Program graduates
[Kansas City, Mo.] – National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA) Rural Hospital Board Certification Program has completed its first cohort, which started in July 2023.
Leadership makes the difference. Today’s rural hospitals and clinics face tremendous challenges and uncertainty and are closing at an unprecedented rate. One in every three rural hospitals has been identified as “at risk.” According to NRHA CEO Alan Morgan, “Leadership is the biggest predicter of rural hospital success.”
NRHA’s Rural Health Leadership Education Foundation exists to fund programs that nurture current and future leaders. Congratulations to all July 2023 cohort participants:
- Alec Clowes – Mammoth Hospital, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
- Christine Musgrove - Scotland County Hospital, Gorin, Mo.
- Chryisse Regehr - Langdon Prairie Health, Langdon, N.D.
- Craig Mullet - Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio.
- Dennis Pickrel - Carlinville Area Hospital, Carlinville, Ill.
- Francine Webber - St. Vincent General Hospital District, Leadville, Colo.
- Jamie Tippett - Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio.
- John Ponikvar - Memorial Regional Hospital of Craig, Craig, Colo.
- Kay Olson - North Shore Health, Grand Marias, Minn.
- Mary Sanders - North Shore Health, Grand Marias, Minn.
- Patricia (Patti) Mitchell- Barrett Hospital and HealthCare, Dillon, Mont.
- Patricia (Patti) Vickman- Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
About NRHA’s Rural Hospital Board Certification Program: NRHA’s Rural Hospital Board Certification Program was developed by successful rural hospital board members to help rural hospital board members strengthen their leadership skills and lead their hospital to success. An individual with this certification will immediately be recognized as qualified to serve as a rural hospital board member. NRHA’s Rural Hospital Certification Programs are facilitated by the Center for Rural Health Leadership. To learn more about all available programs, visit www.crhleadership.com