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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Speare Memorial Hospital
(603) 536-1120
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September 26, 2006 |
Ed Wixson Named Hospital Trustee of the Year
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PLYMOUTH, N.H. ---Eldwin (Ed) A. Wixson, Ph.D., a member of the board of directors for Speare Memorial Hospital, has been named Outstanding Trustee of the Year by the New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA). The award was announced at NHHA’s annual meeting held at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch earlier this month, and will be presented to Wixson at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4 at Speare Memorial Hospital. |
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| “Ed is most deserving of the trustee of the year award, having been, and continuing to be, an active, dedicated trustee of Speare Memorial Hospital for 19 years,” notes Michelle McEwen, president and CEO of SMH. |
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| NHHA presents the Outstanding Trustee of the Year Award annually to a trustee from member institutions honoring excellence in hospital governance. The recipient must demonstrate dedication to the mission of the hospital, leadership, a deep understanding of the healthcare system, an ability to envision futures trends and move in that direction, and be involved in civic and community activities on behalf of the institution. |
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| Wixson was selected for the award based on his vision and confidence, while serving as chair of the board, to lead Speare Memorial Hospital in undertaking the largest building project in the hospital’s history. Additionally, he co-chaired the capital campaign to assist in funding the building project; instituted a standard board agenda item called “Practice Update” to facilitate direct discussion between physicians and trustees; led the process of separating the hospital from the largest primary care practice in the community so they could achieve FQHC Look-Alike status; and worked with the White Mountain Gateway Economic Development Corporation to create a consortium of local banks and New Markets Tax Credit Program to finance the building a new medical office building for the separated primary care practice. |
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| McEwen says, “Since moving to Plymouth in 1966 to become a professor at Plymouth State University, Ed has always been an interested, committed and responsible community member, going above and beyond the call of duty to ensure our community and its assets, including the hospital, are preserved, developed and well situated for the future.” |
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| Speare Memorial Hospital is a 24-hour, acute care, non-profit community hospital and health care provider serving Plymouth, and the communities of central New Hampshire, for more than a century. |
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Michele Barney Hutchins
MBHCommunications
michele@mbhcommunications.com
(603) 254-9161
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