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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) Board of Directors announced Tuesday, March 11, 2014, the selection of K.C. DeBoer as the president and chief executive officer to start on April 21, 2014.
Connie Krapp, chairman of the board, says that DeBoer is a great fit for JRMC with his experience in rural healthcare and focus on patient satisfaction. “We are very excited to have Mr. DeBoer on board to support the implementation of the new medical record system (Epic) and to help manage partnerships that are bringing additional specialties to the community, including wound care and cancer care,” says Krapp.
DeBoer previously was employed by Avera St. Luke’s in Aberdeen, SD as the vice president of the hospital division. He was responsible for the administrative direction of all clinical services and several support services. As CEO, DeBoer will oversee strategic, operational and clinical activities for the Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, ND. DeBoer received an AA degree in Nursing from the University of South Dakota, a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration from the University of South Dakota and a Master of Health Services Administration from the University of Kansas.
DeBoer has a strong background in both implementing new services as well as several facility construction projects. Among other accomplishments, DeBoer is responsible for advancing Avera St. Luke’s to a Level III trauma designation, developing an interventional cardiology program, developing a cancer care facility, an outpatient rehab facility and expanded sleep center.
Along with his experience in leading service growth, DeBoer has demonstrated a strong history of increasing patient satisfaction as well as employee and physician engagement. Together, these resulted in increased clinical quality and outcomes while under DeBoer’s leadership.
K.C. and his wife Stacey stated “We are excited about relocating to Jamestown and being active members of the community.” The DeBoer’s have three sons, Daniel who is a Sophomore at the University of South Dakota, Matthew who will graduate from Aberdeen Central High School in May and plans to attend NDSU this fall, and Eric who is currently a Freshman at Aberdeen Central High School. Mr. DeBoer spends most of his leisure time with his family and especially watching their son’s sporting activities. When not watching his boy’s activities, he likes to hunt, fly fish, garden and cook (especially chili and salsa). Mr. DeBoer will be relocating to Jamestown as he starts his new role and his family will follow later in the summer.
Mr. DeBoer, on his new role said “I welcome this opportunity to work with the Board, medical staff and the employees of Jamestown Regional Medical Center. It is a great organization with a very bright, growing future. I look forward to getting involved in the community and getting to know more of the fine people of Jamestown and the region.”
The process of hiring a new CEO involved the time commitment of a search committee that included JRMC board members, JRMC Foundation board members, local physicians, JRMC employees and community members. JRMC would like the thank the search committee for their time and efforts in selecting the new CEO: Connie Krapp, Dennis Pozarnski, Pat Nygaard, Joanne Ottmar, Terry Anderson, Terry Nieland, Dr. James Torrance, Dr. Mandy Sorlie, Dr. Michael Dean, Emily Woodley, Jeremey Schiele, Brittany Johnston and Dr. Robert Badal.