Tri Valley Health appoints new CEO

Jessica Fisher

CAMBRIDGE - Tri Valley Health System Board of Directors has appointed Jessica Fisher as the new Chief Executive Officer and will begin duties on May 6.

A search was conducted in April for a permanent Chief Executive Officer and attracted 23 candidates. After three rounds of interviews including final interviews with input from senior leaders and the physicians, the board made the final decision to offer the CEO position to Jessica Fisher who was viewed unanimously by the Board as the best person to fill the permanent CEO position. 

Jessica has a Master of Healthcare Administration from Bellevue University. She earned a Bachelor and Associates Degree from Fort Hays State University, Also, Jessica has a certification in Leadership, Human Resource Management and is a certified Phlebotomist through the American Society of Clinical Pathology.

Jessica comes to Tri Valley with a wealth of health care experience.  Most recently she was the Director of Operations at Valley Hope Association, headquartered in Jessica’s hometown of Norton, Kansas. Valley Hope is an organization that provides residential and outpatient addiction treatment in seven states and 16 service locations. 

Prior to that she was the Human Resources and Education Director at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis, Kansas and was the Inpatient Clinical Services Manager at Hays Medical Center, in Hays, Kansas, while providing services to Pawnee Community Hospital in Larned, Kansas and St. Rose Medical Pavilion in Great Bend, Kansas.

Jessica strongly believes in effective healthcare systems providing quality patient care with positive patient outcomes along with delivering cost-effective and affordable healthcare services. Jessica said, “We will continue to focus on Tri Valley’s mission to be a model of continued excellence as a regional integrated health care system committing ourselves to provide quality, progressive care. I am excited for this opportunity and the chance to work together with such a progressive and professional organization.”