A Personal Note from Jerry Rutherford
September 18, 2011
Posted by chcablogadmin in : Leadership
I was thrilled to find out that the Board and CEO Search Committee selected Mark Wietecha to lead us into the future. I have had the professional pleasure of working with Mark on a number of projects, dating back to 1997, that have created significant value for the CHCA Owner Hospitals. In every situation, I learned a lot and had fun. Mark is a very familiar face to CHCA as well as many of our children’s hospitals. I believe he is uniquely positioned to guide our new organization through the decisions, details and intricacies of the merger and pave the way to accomplish our collective mission. The leadership transition process begins officially September 22, when Mark assumes his new role; but, as you might expect, we’re already off and running with important logistics and communications. I have committed to Mark that I will support him in any way possible to ensure a smooth and seamless transition for him, the children’s hospitals and CHCA staff. I will meet with Mark next week to better understand his perspective on how I can best provide that support.
On a personal note, my time as President and CEO of CHCA has been tremendously rewarding. We’ve gone through a period of change—with more to come—and I’m truly grateful for the support of all CHCA staff and the staff’s ability to remain focused on the needs and priorities of CHCA Owner Hospitals. As the CEOs of these wonderful institutions, I want to thank each of you (and will do so personally when I have the chance to see you) for the support and guidance you’ve provided me. More importantly, I want to thank you for entrusting me with this important interim stewardship role and hope that you have found your trust was well founded.
I would be remiss if I did not recognize the CHCA Senior Team – Barbara Spreadbury, Craig Fischer, David Spizman, Jeff Primovic, Kassandra Jensen, Nancy Vasto and Sandra Tillman. They accepted me wholeheartedly and provided significant guidance, direction and support throughout the process. I also need to recognize Angie Leondedis and Sharon Smith who have been with me throughout, almost daily, to help facilitate open, transparent communications.
I am also thrilled to report that on August 31, we received notification from the Kansas City Business Journal that CHCA was selected as one of the winners in the annual Best Places to Work awards program. CHCA is one of 10 companies in the medium company (50 – 249 employees) category. With Mark’s selection as the new CEO, I’m confident this tradition will be sustained and the future will be exciting.
Warm regards,
JR
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