Former CEO leaves retirement to helm Nebraska health system

Melvin McNea — the retired CEO of North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health —  has left retirement to serve Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services as interim CEO. 

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Mr. McNea retired from Great Plains Health in 2021, according to a Dec. 14 news release from Regional West. He will take over for Amanda Vick, RN, Regional West’s chief operating officer, who became interim CEO when John Mentgen terminated his contract in November. 

“I’m passionate about ensuring rural communities have access to quality healthcare,” Mr. McNea said in the release. “That’s why I am here.”

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