The Greene County Medical Center board of trustees and its affiliation partner, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, announced Thursday the hiring of Tracy Warner as the new chief executive officer. Warner will transition from the medical center’s interim CEO to fulltime, permanent CEO.
“On behalf of the Greene County Medical Center board of trustees, I am pleased to announce Tracy as the next CEO for our organization,” said board chair Jim Schleisman. “Tracy is an outstanding leader who has earned the respect of hospital CEOs, board members and senior staff across the state with her excellent understanding of the key issues facing health care and her work to support the retention of services at rural hospitals. I am confident she is the right person to lead our organization during this time of change in health care.”
Warner comes to Greene County from UnityPoint Health – Des Moines where she served as director of rural health resources for the past 14 years. During her time supporting the UnityPoint – Des Moines network of rural hospitals, Warner has been instrumental in arranging for the implementation of numerous resources for rural hospitals including trustee and leadership education, recruitment of senior leaders, support for strategic planning, networking among key hospital personnel, regulatory compliance, job shadowing, implementing the Epic electronic health record, telemedicine grants, and clinical and operational best practices.
Prior to joining UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, Warner served in various finance policy-related roles at the Iowa Hospital Association for more than 13 years, including as vice president of finance policy. Her commitment to rural health care, along with strong collaboration skills and a desire to contribute to the overall well-being of Greene County residents, will be valuable assets for Greene County Medical Center.
“I am honored to have been selected as the next leader for Greene County Medical Center,” said Warner. “I am ready to build upon the experiences and skills gained from my health care career to date, across the state and within UnityPoint Health. I’m excited to be in this role so I can provide even greater support to this organization with the intent of not only surviving, but thriving as a trusted community asset that will continue our mission of Always Here, Always Caring.”
Warner earned a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Kansas. She and her husband Rick have four children and three grandchildren.
