Three takeaways:
1. Mr. Butler came out of retirement to take on the CEO role.
2. He has 53 years of healthcare experience, including serving as CEO of hospitals in Warren, Minn., Grafton, N.D., and Cavalier, N.D.
3. Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center includes a 15-bed hospital, medical clinic, a 60-bed nursing home, home health/public healthcare agency and assisted living center.
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