Madison Regional Health System - Chief Executive Officer - Eide Bailly LLP

Eide Bailly Executive Search has been retained by Madison Regional Health System (MRHS) based in Madison, South Dakota to recruit its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is the senior administrator for the organization.    

Organization:

MRHS is a 22-bed non-profit facility committed to providing quality healthcare close to home. MRHS has served Madison and its surrounding communities for over 135 years and is governed by a Board of Directors. Designated as an award-winning Critical Access Hospital, MRHS provides healthcare services to residents who would otherwise have to travel long distances for care.  The health system integrates a hospital, clinic, multiple departments, and other partnered healthcare companies and includes 270+ employees dedicated to providing quality inpatient and outpatient healthcare services.  MRHS’s mission is to serve as a community health focal point through the provision of compassionate, quality, and innovative care; providing quality healthcare, close to home. 

In addition to general medical and surgical services, MRHS offers an intensive care unit, swing bed, birthing suites & nursery, private rooms, emergency medical services, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, ENT, nephrology, OB/GYN, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, Podiatry, and Vascular services.   MRHS’s primary service area includes Lake and Miner counties.  Approximately 13,000 people reside in the primary service area.  MRHS employs 12 medical providers, providing surgical, primary care, and emergency care services. 

In 2013, MRHS broke ground on a 110,000 square foot replacement facility.  The new facility opened in 2015, which houses the main hospital, ancillary services, and clinics.  It’s opening coincided with the merger between the hospital and local clinics.  Today residents in the community can receive all the medical care they need under one roof.  MRHS has been recognized as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in the nation by the National Rural Health Association, Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by iVantage Health Analytics’, and is certified a health home by Medicaid & Medicare. 

The Community:

Madison, SD, home to over 6000 residents, is the county seat of Lake County.  Madison is a progressive community nested between two lakes, Lake Madison, and Lake Herman.  Madison offers a prosperous manufacturing center, reputable healthcare system, thriving schools, full-service community center, national recognized state university and world-class outdoor recreational opportunities.

Madison is home to Dakota State University (DSU).   DSU offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs through its colleges of arts and sciences, business and information systems, computer and cyber sciences, and education. 

The Madison area offers a variety of hunting and fishing opportunities. Both public and private hunting land is accessible.  Madison is home to several city parks and recreational areas. With picnic shelters, ball diamonds, tennis courts, playgrounds, soccer fields and skating rinks.  Madison also has The Community Center is a 67,000 square foot building designed to provide the health, wellness, and recreational need for Madison, Dakota State University, and the surrounding area.  The Dakota Prairie Playhouse and Conference Center is a regional, multi-use facility in Madison. The complex contains an 80 ft. x 80 ft. conference center, large enough to accommodate banquet seating for 500 people and a theatre with seating for 700 people.  Lake Herman and Lake Madison are nearby.  Lake Madison is 2,800 acres offering exceptional fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, and swimming.  Lake Herman is 1,350 acres with excellent opportunities for fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, and swimming.  Madison also offers two golf courses, the Lakes Golf Course (9 holes) and Madison Golf and Country Club (18 holes).  Madison Central School District contains 3 schools, 1,139 students with a 14 to 1 student-teacher ratio.  The school districts current superintendent was named the 2019 state superintendent of the year.  Madison offers homebuyers homes in town or on the lakes, to fit anyone’s needs and budget.    Madison is located 50 miles from Sioux Falls, SD, the largest city in the state, home to shopping, entertainment, and home to Sioux Falls Regional Airport with 16 direct flights to major cities across the United States. 

The CEO is vested with the complete administrative responsibility for the direction, coordination, and monitoring of all hospital and organizational activities in accordance with the institution’s mission, its role in the community and area healthcare system, its specific objectives in providing healthcare services and information and its commitment to education and research.

How to apply:

Submit your application to this job posting or for more details (including requests for the full position specification) and/or to submit a nomination or application, please contact Derek J Castaneda at Eide Bailly, 18081 Burt Street, #200, Omaha, NE 68022; phone (402) 691-5594; or e-mail dcastaneda@eidebailly.com. 

*MRHS and Eide Bailly are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.