Since 2017, Mr. Jones has led Arbuckle Memorial Hospital, a rural critical access hospital, overseeing a period of sustained financial strength and strategic expansion in a challenging rural healthcare environment. Under his leadership, the hospital achieved a total margin of 10.77% and net income of more than $3 million in 2025, with 387 days cash on hand and a debt service coverage ratio of 4.66. Mr. Jones has driven meaningful capital investments without compromising the hospital’s balance sheet, including a 2018 bond refinancing that saved $2.7 million and funded a rural health clinic attached to the hospital, as well as the 2025 opening of a second rural health clinic along with the cash purchase of land for a third clinic. The hospital recorded 39,247 unique encounters across inpatient, outpatient, rural health clinic and swing bed settings in 2025. Mr. Jones first built his career in human resources, developing expertise in insurance, compensation, employee orientation and benefits planning.
