Ed Hatcher Featured in AHA's Trustee Magazine

Each issue of the American Hospital Association Trustee magazine has several feature articles. The summer issue of AHA Trustee, featured a profile featuring of Ed Hatcher, who is on the board of directors at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

“It’s always a pleasure to be recognized in a positive way, but it is more about GRMC than me,” Hatcher says. “I’m hoping to promote the community we serve and the GRMC service area.”

In the profile, Hatcher addresses the need for continuous learning and education for hospital trustees. This is important, he says, to enable effective communication with the community and to know what changes are occurring in healthcare. Hatcher adds that having ongoing trustee educations gives board members like him the ability to think critically about ways to better help GRMC.

The profile also speaks of concerns at rural hospitals like GRMC. Hatcher currently serves on its Committee on Governance and Committee on Research. His participation on these committees gives GRMC a national platform to tackle rural hospital challenges.

“Being on two committees for the American Hospital Association adds value to GRMC. I am able to share the positives and negatives of a rural hospital in Iowa, then bring the feedback from people located all over the nation for the benefit of GRMC,” Hatcher says. “Knowledge augments what GRMC can do for the communities we serve.”

“That thirst for knowledge is one of Ed’s real hallmarks,” says Todd C. Linden, president and CEO of GRMC.

Hatcher’s personal goals for GRMC mirror GRMC’s own mission and values statements. He finds strength in GRMC’s governance system and aligns his goals with the board’s goals.

“The board has great people serving on it. I am proud to be a part of it. My purpose is to do what I can to further the endeavors of GRMC,” Hatcher says.