Mr. Vasko serves as CEO of 25-bed Newman Memorial Hospital and Newman Healthcare Associates, which includes three primary care clinics and a multi-specialty clinic. The network serves communities across 11 counties in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. He leads organizational strategy, fiscal management, regulatory compliance, quality improvement and technology infrastructure for one of the state’s largest critical access hospitals, with expanding telehealth and outpatient capabilities. Under his leadership, the organization reported 40% growth in a recent fiscal year and expanded to four times its size in approximately two and a half years, supported by the opening of two new primary care clinics and a multi-specialty clinic in neighboring counties. Mr. Vasko positioned Newman as an early national adopter of standards-based quality by earning Rural Health Clinic accreditation from The Joint Commission and advancing work toward full hospital accreditation. He has implemented hybrid care models pairing local rehabilitation with telehealth partnerships and launched a free patient transportation service to improve access to wellness and behavioral health visits. A prominent advocate for rural maternity care, he has helped shape policy conversations statewide through board and advocacy work, and he is pursuing AI-enabled preventive health workflows designed to identify patients due for follow-ups and automate scheduling and reminders.
