Citizens Memorial Hospital | Vitality | Winter 2024

citizensmemorial.com 5 A national leader in quality and patient safety CMH was honored to present at Huron Consulting Group’s annual What’s Right in Health Care® national conference. CEO/Executive Director Michael Calhoun and Chief Nursing Officer Sarah Hanak shared CMH’s journey to high reliability, resulting in increased quality and patient safety throughout the organization. Photo credit: Huron Consulting Group Professional leadership updates Home Health Valerie Noblitt, Director of Home Care Services, received the Pioneer Leadership Award from the Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC). She is the president of MAHC and has served on the board since 2014. She is a dedicated advocate for home care services. Long-Term Care CMH long-term care administrators were voted into these leadership roles in the Missouri Health Care Association (MHCA): Chris McBratney—MHCA President. He will serve a one-year term with the option to run for a second term next year. He has been on the MHCA board of directors since 2000. McBratney is the administrator at Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility, Stockton. Roy Pace—Convention Chair for 2025. This is his second year to serve as convention chair. He has served on the board of directors since 2014. Pace is the administrator at Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, Buffalo. Tim Francka—Council of States Representative for Missouri on the American Health Care Association Board of Directors. He has served in this role since 2017 after serving as the MHCA president and past president from 2012 to 2016. Francka is the administrative director of long-term care at CMH. Pharmacy Mariah Hollabaugh, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CPEL, earned the Certified Pharmacy Executive Leader credential from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She is the system director of pharmacy at CMH. Hollabaugh is one of 16 pharmacy leaders to participate in the program’s most recent cohort. Receive CMH Health News through email Stay current on the latest happenings at CMH between issues of Vitality magazine. Sign up for the twice-monthly CMH Health News email newsletter for the latest information about CMH events, news and services. Scan the QR code to sign up now, or visit cmhbolivar.info/CMHNews.

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