Three members of Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s
Board of Trustees have completed an education program hosted by the Iowa
Hospital Association. Bill Menner, past chair, Ed Hatcher, and Rachelle
Johnson, secretary, were the latest graduates of the Iowa Hospital
Association’s Trustee Education Certification Program. A ceremony recognizing
the graduates was held in Des Moines in April.
The intensive training program is intended to give
board members of hospitals and healthcare providers the skills and knowledge to
be better leaders for their organizations. The course focused on teaching the
board members how to foster positive leadership, create programs that embrace
and benefit the community, and to promote behavior that is in adherence with
best governance practices for healthcare organizations.
“Every hospital needs engaged, informed and vital
board members to function as an integral part of the hospital leadership team,”
said Steve Baumert, CEO of Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council
Bluffs and a member of the IHA Board, who presented the certificates. GRMC’s three board members sought this
certification to be that type of leader.
Menner, Hatcher, and Johnson are three of 18 board
members that help to govern Grinnell Regional Medical Center. They are
responsible for appointing missions, visions, chief executives, and some
medical staff, as well as oversight of financial planning and many major
hospital decisions.
Photo Cutline: Three GRMC Board of Directors earned IHA Governance
certification. From left: Ed Hatcher, Rachelle Johnson, and Bill Menner.
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