HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) announced in a media release on Thursday the end of a working agreement and assignment of Interim CEO, Jeff Egbert. He will step down effective immediately.
Egbert joined HRHS as Interim CEO on December 20, 2022. The Board of Directors hired him after the resignation of Ken Johnson in November.
With over 30 years of hospital leadership experience, and the past 10 years dedicated to different Interim CEO roles, Egbert was hired to bring in an objective view of HRHS and to execute necessary changes within the system.
Current Chief Operating Officer, Nick Baldetti, has stepped into the role of Acting CEO and will assume all responsibilities for both the CEO and COO positions until a permanent solution has been identified.
The Board of Directors will begin a search for a permanent CEO in the near future, and no timeline has been expressed as to when they expect an individual to be identified.