By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the Dec. 29 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, the trustees voted to appoint officers for 2026. Cheryl Marks will serve as board chair with Doug Kent as vice chair. Dana Tews will be the board secretary, and Mike Underwood will be the treasurer.
Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Anderson reported on recent staff hirings.
“We hit the employee count of 150, and we’re still going. I’ve not seen that since I’ve been here,” Anderson said. “That’s fantastic. We’re getting the workplace built up.”
Chief Operations Officer Travis Martin reported on the cardboard clinic space mockups at the Big Green Umbrella Media building in Guthrie Center.
“We’ve been working on the mockups. We have one more department left to do. That is respiratory therapy, and hopefully that will be done this week and we can get that team out there to review that space,” Martin said.
The board set a public hearing regarding the proposed purchase of the Panora clinic (103 Southeast 13th St.) by issuing revenue bonds or borrowing, not to exceed $3 million. The public hearing will take place at the January board meeting Jan. 22.
Foundation Director Dennis Flanery reported the employee appreciation campaign was successful. He also noted the annual Handbags and Bingo event is set for April 10.
“Registration for that opens up tomorrow,” Flanery said.
The next regular meeting of the trustees is set for Thursday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. The public is welcome.