Monthly town halls to be held in Brookings

BROOKINGS, OR (October 26, 2016) - Curry Health Network's CEO, Ginny Razo, is inviting community members to attend monthly town halls in Brookings. The new communication opportunity begins this month with the first town hall scheduled for October 28 at noon in the conference room at Curry Medical Center on 5th Street.

"Part of my responsibility as CEO is to keep employees, staff, physicians and community members informed of the Network's plans including progress on key initiatives and intentions to form affiliations or partnerships," said Razo.

"While Curry Health Network (CHN) employs many methods of communication including public board meetings, our web site (www.CurryHealthNetwork.com), community email newsletters, and regular email updates and meetings with staff, I've found that a more interactive and less formal town hall setting involving community members is very valuable - both to me, and to the community," she added.

Razo has been holding monthly town halls with community members in Gold Beach since she joined the Network in May, 2015. What began with the former CEO as a small monthly meeting with leaders of service clubs such as Rotary and Soroptimists has morphed into a format attended by all interested community members - often to include 30 or more attendees.

Razo now wants to bring that opportunity to Brookings-Harbor area residents.

"The Brookings-Harbor community is very important to Curry Health Network in many ways, and we want to be able to fulfill our mission - healthy communities in which there is efficient, quality health care - with them in mind." Razo paused, then added, "Perhaps even more important than sharing information is the opportunity to listen. Communication is a two-way street. I have a great sense of the wisdom within our community, and I hope to seek that out as much as I can."

The topics for this month's town hall will include agenda items from the Board of Directors meeting to be held earlier in the week, including but not limited to provider recruitment, Obstetrics, the planned Emergency Room in Brookings, and the possibility of rebranding the Network. Razo will also be introducing Dave Gilmore, CHN's new Chief of Ambulatory Services and a Brookings resident.