Pullman, WA— The Pullman Regional Hospital CEO Selection Committee has chosen 15 candidates, from a
pool of 44 qualified applicants, to move forward in the selection process for the hospital’s next Chief Executive Officer.
The fifteen applicants will be asked to explain how they would plan to address the community’s needs, in written format. Submissions will be scored in several categories; those who move forward will be asked to participate in zoom interviews with the Selection Committee.
In the following phase, the CEO candidates will participate in multiple panels with representatives from the hospital leadership and staff, Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation, physicians, WSU, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, the City of Pullman, and others to provide community feedback to the Selection Committee.
“We’ve taken a unique and thoughtful approached to the selection process,” said Tricia Grantham, Selection Committee Chair and Vice President of the Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners. “The CEO is not only a crucial role for our hospital, but for our community, and we need this person to be the right fit to represent and advocate for accessible and exceptional healthcare for our region.”
The hospital initiated the CEO Succession Plan in February 2021, following Scott Adams’ announcement of plans to retire in December of 2022—which will mark 30 years serving as the hospital’s CEO.
The CEO Succession Plan outlines a two-year transition, in which Adams will serve in an advisory and support role for six months after a new CEO is named.
“Our goal is to name a qualified candidate by April 2022 who supports a vision for a self-sustaining, patient and employee-focused, award-winning hospital,” said Jeff Elbracht, president of the PRH Board of Commissioners.
Updates on the CEO Succession Plan will continue to be discussed during monthly Board of Commissioner meetings, which are open to the public. Meeting dates, zoom links and agendas can be found online: pullmanregional.org/hospital-board
Contact: Alison Weigley, Director of External Relations
Pullman Regional Hospital & Foundation
Office: (509) 332-2041 / Cell: (509) 330-0242
alison.weigley@pullmanregional.org