Danny Van Ranken is now interim CEO at Kearney Regional Medical Center. He assumed those duties Jan. 3. Van Ranken was KRMC’s 27th employee, and sole respiratory therapist, when KRMC opened in 2014. He had been a respiratory therapist for 13 years at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln.
CEO turnover at critical access hospitals in rural Colorado hit 34% in 2021, according to the Colorado Rural Health Center — much higher than the national average of 16% that year.
Kettering Health’s new CEO, Michael Gentry, spoke publicly for the first time since taking the helm at one of the region’s largest employers during a recent Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast event, talking about the importance of communication within an organization, even when it’s difficult.