Terry Contreras quien se desempeñó como Director de Finanzas con el distrito desde 2001 y aporta esta experiencia a la mesa en su nuevo cargo como CEO.
"En primer lugar muchas gracias por su apoyo. El Consejo de Administración ha estado trabajando diligentemente buscando un reemplazo de la Sra. Elcira Bares desde que anunció en diciembre que se iba. Cuando ella nos dejó el 01 de abril, nombraron un interino, el Sr. William Worrell, y hemos estado trabajando muy de cerca con Will junto con el equipo de gestión que tenemos con nuestro programa, así como sus consejeros han estado trabajando muy de cerca para ver que todos nuestros programas y servicios que no se vieron afectados por la transición", declaró la nueva jefa del distrito del hospital quien es oriundo de Carrizo Springs, pero ahora se enorgullece de llamar a Eagle Pass como su casa junto a esposo Aureliano, que hace provienen de nuestra bella ciudad
"Al ver que usted ha estado cubriendo el barrio desde hace bastante tiempo ahora, estoy seguro de que son conscientes de algunos de los servicios que ahora ofrecen, como la atención especializada en oncología, cardiología y servicios más recientemente con la ortopedia, hemos ido ampliando y vamos a seguir avanzando y para evaluar las necesidades de esta comunidad".
Ella trabajó con el distrito del hospital desde 1993, cuando se pertenece y es operado hospital Fort Duncan antes de la venta 1999, por lo tanto, su amplia experiencia puede haber sido el factor decisivo en la decisión de la junta.
"Mi esposo trabaja en la atención respiratoria y yo trabajo aquí y agradezco que esta comunidad me ha abrazado y realmente disfrutar de ser parte de esta gran comunidad."
La búsqueda regional y nacional produjo aproximadamente setenta solicitantes dieciséis de los cuales fueron seleccionados para ser entrevistados y después de dos rondas de entrevistas, el campo se redujo a diez antes de la decisión bajó el miércoles por la tarde. Algunos de los finalistas estaban bajo la impresión de que el distrito era dueño de un hospital y posteriormente retiró su nombre de la contienda al enterarse de lo contrario.
Contreras named
CEO of MCHD
After an extensive search which spanned the entire country and included over 70 applicants interested in the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Maverick County Hospital District, the search has ended for the replacement of Elcira Bares who retired as of April 1st of this year.
Terry Contreras who served as Chief Financial Officer with the district since 2001 and brings this experience to the table in her new position as CEO.
"First of all thank you so much for your support. The Board of Directors have been working diligently seeking a replacement for Mrs. Elcira Bares since she announced in December that she was leaving. When she left us on April 1st, they appointed an interim, Mr. William Worrell, and we've been working really closely with Will along with the management team we have with our program, as well as our directors have been working really closely to see that all of our programs and services were not affected by the transition," stated the new head of the hospital district who hails from Carrizo Springs, but now is proud to call Eagle Pass home along with her husband Aureliano, who does hail from our fair city.
"Seeing that you have been covering the district for quite some time now, I'm sure you are aware of some of the services we now provide such as specialized oncology care, cardiology and most recently with orthopedics, we've been expanding services and we are going to continue to move forward and to assess the needs of this community."
She worked with the hospital district since 1993 when they owned and operated Fort Duncan Hospital prior to the sale 1999, therefore, her extensive experience may have been the clincher in the board's decision.
"My husband works in respiratory care and I work here and I appreciate that this community has embraced me and we really enjoy being a part of this great community."
The regional and national search yielded approximately seventy applicants sixteen of which were chosen to be interviewed and after two rounds of interviews, the field was narrowed down to ten before the decision came down late Wednesday evening. Some of the finalists were under the impression that the district owned a hospital and subsequently pulled their names from contention upon finding out otherwise.