CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region’s Post

We are pleased to announce that Josh Neff will join CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital’s 143-year legacy of care in Durango and the Four Corners Region by serving as its Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1. Josh brings vast knowledge and expertise to rural health care and understands the importance of keeping medical care close to home. He currently serves as both the CEO of CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Morgan and as Vice President of Integration and Rural Health for our Mountain Region. Josh joined CommonSpirit in 2018, and throughout his career with our ministry has focused on growing much-needed services in our rural communities. During his time at St. Elizabeth Hospital, he opened a 6-bed ICU, launched a voluntary detox program and added critical care helicopter service through Flight For Life Colorado. At the same time, Josh has supported a team of critical access hospital CEOs, and successfully implemented operational and turn-around plans to create long-term sustainability for our 16 affiliate hospitals. We look forward to a seamless transition for Mercy Hospital and are immediately starting the recruitment process for our next leader to build on the success at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Congratulations, Josh! https://lnkd.in/g_u4XgUv

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Josh Neff

Hospital CEO @ CommonSpirit Health | Healthcare Operations Leadership | Transformational Change Leader | Innovator

1mo

Thank you to each of you who liked and commented, it’s meaningful and appreciated. I have been incredibly blessed to serve this CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region ministry since 2018, spending the last 2 years helping an incredible team of dedicated people at St Elizabeth start their journey as a faith-based non-profit. I am immensely grateful for the work that we did together and my world is a better place because of each of those people. It’s an experience that has made me a better leader and enriched me personally. I will miss them! I’m beyond excited to have the opportunity to be the next leader at Mercy and continue the amazing work that’s been done there for so many years. It is an honor to join the team. I fell in love with the Four Corners region, its beauty and its incredible history and diversity years ago and have wanted to work, live and play in the region… and now I get to do that! I look forward to making great connections and partnerships to make sure we are advancing care and connecting with those who need us most in meaningful ways!

Mike G.

Fire/EMS Educator and Conference Speaker

1mo

The Fire EMS community will certainly appreciate Josh's leadership in Durango. - especially Upper Pine River Pine River Fire Protection District's Fire Chief Bruce Evans, MPA, CFO, NRP Congratulations Josh.

Sue Forster

Healthcare Executive Search

1mo

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S Josh Neff! Well deserved! So happy to see all your progress and growth through the years!

George Loy Leisher, Jr.

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES AND LABOR RELATIONS OFFICER

1mo

CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING APPOINTED CEO AT COMMONSPIRIT, 143 YEAR LEGACY OF CARE, ON MERCY HOSPITAL’S MANAGEMENT TEAM AT DURANGO AND THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. YOU ARE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL PREPARED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT AND WILL DO A FABULOUS JOB AS THEIR LEADER. WARMLY, GEORGE GEORGE LOY LEISHER, JR., PhD

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Sarah Norwood

RN, MSN, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC

1mo

Looking forward to networking with you to expand our system wide cardiovascular services!

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Virginia Arndt

Human Resources Leader @ CommonSpirit Health | Master's Degree

1mo

I had the great privilege and honor to work with Josh at St Elizabeth. Although he will be greatly missed, I wish him the best of luck at Mercy. The are lucky to have such an amazing servant leader.

Chrissy Campbell

Senior Growth & Strategy Leader

1mo

One of the best in the business! Congratulations Josh Neff - couldn’t be more well deserved.

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You will be missed at St. Elizabeth’s. Best of luck in your new role.

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Morre Dean

Mission-driven health system executive and hospital Chief Executive Officer focused on communicating vision and direction, creating alignment throughout the organization, and influencing people through relationships.

1mo

Love this! So excited for the team at Mercy Hospital—they are getting a great leader!

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Sarah Kay, MHA

Director of Rural Health at Centura

1mo

Congratulations!!! Mercy is so incredibly lucky to have you as their leader. You will do amazing things for the people in those communities.

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