Greene County Medical Center joins six other hospitals in Iowa whose entire board of trustees has received the Iowa Hospital Association’s (IHA) trustee education certification (TEC). Due to Covid-19, the IHA governance forum was held virtually Aug. 20-21, where the board of trustees was recognized as a Three Star Hospital for 100 percent of all board members being certified.
The IHA hospital board certification program is a voluntary process for strengthening leadership and accountability. The program provides educational guidance to ensure excellence, innovation and accountability in healthcare governance. “I’m so proud of this board,” said Tracy Warner, Greene County Medical Center CEO. “Healthcare organizations are incredibly complex and the industry is facing a myriad of challenges, not to mention operating under a global pandemic. The fact that Greene County Medical Center trustees are pursuing continuous learning and becoming more informed and aware of their responsibilities as they serve this community, is amazing. This board is a knowledgeable and dedicated group of leaders.”
The program requires learning opportunities, leadership forum attendance and other learning opportunities on topics such as healthcare environment issues and trends, compliance, quality and patient safety and finances.
Board members who received certification include Jim Schleisman (chair), David Hoyt, Doug Hawn, Bill Raney, Ralph Riedesel and Kim Bates. Former board member Judy Sankot also received this certification. Katherine Neese, who joined the board in early 2020, was not active at the time of certification.
The medical center’s board members are publicly elected non-partisan officials.
