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Contract for new CEO is on Rice board agenda

WILLMAR -- A proposed employment agreement for Rice Memorial Hospital's new chief executive will be reviewed for approval Wednesday by the hospital board of directors. The board meets at 5...

news / local Tue, Apr 07, 2009 - 12:00am

Hospital bad debt is rising, but not at Rice

WILLMAR -- While bad debt climbs at many Minnesota hospitals, especially in the Twin Cities metro area, Rice Memorial Hospital is going against the grain. Bad debt at the city-owned...

news / local Sat, Apr 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Rice finances break even for 2008

WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital's finances were just above the break-even point in 2008, according to the city-owned hospital's official audit that was released Friday. The hospital and its associated...

news / local Sat, Apr 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Derek Hauptli, 22, right, was honored Friday by his co-workers at American Welding in Willmar with a party. Hauptli will be deployed, along with fellow members of the Montevideo National Guard, to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Troop send-off events to be held today

MONTEVIDEO -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be joining hundreds of citizens from the area today for send-off events for local troops headed to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Some 560 soldiers with...

news / local Sat, Apr 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Rice settles with three employee unions

WILLMAR -- Contracts were settled this week with three of Rice Memorial Hospital's employee unions, giving workers a 3.5 percent pay increase this year and a 2.5 percent increase next...

news / local Sat, Mar 21, 2009 - 12:00am

Michael Schramm is pictured March 5 during an interview with the Willmar City Council. Schramm was selected Wednesday as the new CEO of Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. He will begin his duties in June. Tribune file photo

Newly selected CEO says he is looking forward to challenges of leading Rice Memorial Hospital

WILLMAR -- Michael Schramm says he's looking forward to the challenge of becoming Rice Memorial Hospital's new chief executive. Schramm, 38, of Litchfield was selected Wednesday for the city-owned hospital's...

news / local / region / news Fri, Mar 20, 2009 - 12:00am

Officials at Rice choose Schramm as top executive

WILLMAR -- The Rice Memorial Hospital Board on Wednesday selected Michael Schramm as its choice for the new chief executive of the city-owned hospital. Schramm, 38, is currently the chief...

news / local / news Thu, Mar 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Editorial: Hospital board has a decision to make

The Rice Memorial Hospital Board faces a decision today on the next chief executive officer for the regional hospital located in Willmar. Fortunately, the board has two excellent finalists. Thus,...

opinion Wed, Mar 18, 2009 - 12:00am

Rice Hospital Board to name new CEO tonight

WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital's new chief executive is expected to be named tonight by the hospital board of directors. Board members are meeting at 5 p.m.

news Wed, Mar 18, 2009 - 12:00am

William Fenske, chief financial officer at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, is interviewed Tuesday by the Willmar City Council. Fenske is the second of two finalists for the city-owned hospital's top executive position. Meeker Memorial Hospital CEO Michael Schramm interviewed for the position over two days last week. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Fenske sees challenges, prosperous future

WILLMAR -- Working with local clinics, area hospitals and larger health organizations will be crucial to Rice Memorial Hospital's future success, William Fenske told Willmar city officials Tuesday. "We have...

news / news Wed, Mar 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Fenske sees a prosperous future at Rice

WILLMAR -- Working with local clinics, area hospitals and larger health organizations will be crucial to Rice Memorial Hospital's future success, William Fenske told Willmar city officials Tuesday. "We have...

news / news Wed, Mar 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Rice Memorial Hospital Board members interview William Fenske, the hospital's chief financial officer, who is being considered for the institution's CEO position. He is the second of two finalists to be interviewed for the post. Michael Schramm, CEO of Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, was interviewed over two days last week. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

Rice CEO candidate puts priority on community role

WILLMAR -- What's best for Rice Memorial Hospital and what's best for patients and the overall community are the principles William Fenske says he will follow if he's selected as...

news / local / news Tue, Mar 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Rice Hospital CEO candidate Michael Schramm, right,converses Friday with a group ofhospital boardmembers including, from left, MikeGardner and Richard Engan. Schramm shared his views on Rice Hospital's role and future direction during a two-hour question-and-answer session Friday with the hospital board of directors. Interviews continue next week with CEO candidate William Fenske. Tribune photoby Ron Adams

Rice CEO candidate sees future for a strong, successful hospital

WILLMAR -- Strategic planning is one of the first things Michael Schramm would focus on if he's selected as Rice Memorial Hospital's next chief executive officer. Schramm said his vision...

news / local / news Sat, Mar 07, 2009 - 12:00am

Meeker Memorial Hospital CEO Michael Schramm on Thursday said he believes there is "a tremendous amount of positive potential for Rice Memorial Hospital." Schramm is one of two finalists for the CEO position at the city-owned hospital in Willmar. He was interviewed Thursday by members of the Willmar City Council. Bill Fenske, Rice's current chief financial officer and the second CEO finalist, will interview Monday and Tuesday. Longtime CEO Lorry Massa resigned late last year. Tribune photos by Ron Adams

CEO candidate says good relations key to hospital's future endeavors, successes

WILLMAR -- The words "communication," "openness" and "relationship" came up often Thursday as Michael Schramm was interviewed by Willmar City Council members for Rice Memorial Hospital's top leadership position. Schramm...

news / local / news Fri, Mar 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Cushman Rice trust fund to seek reclassification in effort to remove restrictions on how funding can be distributed

WILLMAR -- Trustees for the Cushman Rice fund will petition the court to revise the fund's legal status, a move that will eliminate restrictions on how the money is distributed...

news / local / news Thu, Mar 05, 2009 - 12:00am

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