November Chamber Meeting
Join us for our quarterly membership meeting at the Randolph County Community Arts Center. Celebrate the beginning of the Holiday Season with a preview of the Franks Family Show, a catered lunch, and special presentation from our guest speaker Vance Jackson, President & CEO of Davis Health System. Learn about the exciting things taking place at your leading local healthcare facility.
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About Our Speaker: Vance Jackson
DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEMS, ELKINS, W.V. - Jackson succeeds Mark Doak (in the spring of 2016) who is retierd after 14 years as serving as President and CEO.
"I'm incredibly honored and humbled to be appointed CEO,” said Jackson. “Davis has a long history of providing outstanding care to its communities and my commitment is to continue on a path that provides patient-friendly, quality healthcare.”
Jackson has served as CEO of Hancock County Health System (HCHS), a rural integrated health system in North Iowa, since 2006. In addition to his role at HCHS, Jackson has served concurrently as interim CEO for a number of network hospitals including a recent assignment at Mitchell County Regional Hospital in 2014. He has worked in healthcare leadership for more than 30 years.
“Mr. Jackson’s accomplishments in healthcare leadership are extraordinary,” said DHS Board Chair William “Bill” Hartman. “He brings an uncompromised commitment to quality and service which best serves our patients and communities.”
The DHS Board of Directors made the announcement following their regularly scheduled board meeting.
“We selected an outstanding individual with proven executive and leadership skills,” said Andrew Gongola, board member and Chair of the CEO Search Committee. “We’re confident he is the right choice to lead Davis Health System.”
Jackson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management and a Master of Science degree in Management and Quantitative Analysis from Wayland Baptist University. He completed a Healthcare Executive Fellowship at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and the AHA Healthcare System Transformational Fellowship. Mr. Jackson is a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Medical Quality and is Board Certified and a Fellow of The American College of Healthcare Executives and the American College of Medical Practice Executives.
“We selected an outstanding individual with proven executive and leadership skills,” said Andrew Gongola, board member and Chair of the CEO Search Committee. “We’re confident he is the right choice to lead Davis Health System.”