Becker’s Hospital Review Recognizes Mee Memorial CEO Rena Salamacha on List of Top Rural Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know in 2024

KING CITY, Calif., February 28, 2024 — Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s CEO Rena Salamacha has earned recognition from Becker’s Hospital Review as one of “110 rural hospital and health system CEOs to know in 2024.” The second time she has been honored by the publication in recent years.

The list includes CEOs from rural healthcare systems and hospitals across the nation. "The executives featured on this list are committed to expanding hospital service lines, renovating and improving their facilities, and hiring talented team members. Although many rural hospitals have struggled due to Covid-19 and national staffing shortages in recent years, these leaders have created sustainable models for continued success."

The review included the following about MMHS's CEO: "Ms. Salamacha is responsible for leading a team of executives and care providers that offer high-quality healthcare services to the local community. After taking over as CEO in 2019, she went into the Covid-19 pandemic facing a unique challenge. Despite this challenge, she demonstrated her ability to bring various groups together and maintained round-the-clock healthcare delivery. She also expanded services, campus locations and led her organization-wide revitalization of the system's business functions."

Becker's Hospital Review is a trusted source of information and news for healthcare professionals and leaders. It is one of the fastest-growing media platforms in the industry. The publication supports rural healthcare, stating that "Rural hospitals allow patients from remote areas to receive care without traveling long distances or sacrificing quality. The CEOs leading these necessary institutions take on a variety of responsibilities to ensure rural communities have access to top-tier healthcare."

Becker’s full list can be viewed online at https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/110-rural-hospital-and-health-system-ceos-to-know-2024.html

About Mee Memorial Healthcare System www.meememorial.com

Mee Memorial Healthcare System is committed to providing culturally sensitive and patient-centered healthcare delivered with the highest quality of service.

The Mee network includes a hospital in King City with emergency services, acute care services, surgical services, skilled nursing, transitional care, rehabilitative services, and diagnostic imaging services, among others. The system also has several comprehensive outpatient clinics, an occupational health services clinic, and the Albert and Donna Oliveira Clinic, a full-service primary care facility in the city of Greenfield.

MMHS is the primary healthcare organization serving the rural communities of Southern Monterey County. Overall, our healthcare professionals serve a population of nearly 80,000 within an area spanning over 55 miles between the agricultural communities of Soledad to Bradley.

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