Anderson County Hospital has a new administrator. Saint Luke’s Health System is pleased to announce that William “Pat” Patton has been named Administrator of Saint Luke’s two Kansas-based critical access hospitals. Patton will lead and oversee day-to-day operations at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, and Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, spending time at both locations. His first day was September 9th.
Patton most recently served as president of Valir Rehabilitation Hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Past roles also include CEO of Patterson Health Center in Harper County, Kansas, which resulted from the merger of two critical access hospitals into a centrally located critical access hospital, and as a Market CEO for Kindred Healthcare, a post-acute health care services company.
Patton says he has been very impressed with the staff’s dedication to their patients and one another. He says the level of engagement among board members and their investment in the community hospital is a huge bonus. Patton says he has been in health care for over 20 years and this is right where he wants to be.
