Quick take
- The hospital’s Board of Trustees announced Fri., Oct. 30, that it had accepted Brian Whitfield’s resignation as CEO, Texarkana Today reported.
- CFO Kena Allen, who the board said has worked at the hospital for more than 30 years, was named interim CEO.
- Trustees voted to start a search for a full time CEO right away, with outside help.
- McCurtain Memorial is a 25 bed critical access hospital in Idabel with rural health clinics in Idabel, Valliant and New Boston, Texas.
McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel has a new leader for now. The hospital’s Board of Trustees announced Friday, Oct. 30, that it accepted the resignation of CEO Brian Whitfield and named chief financial officer Kena Allen interim CEO, Texarkana Today reported.
In its statement, the board said Whitfield stepped down because he did not want to see the hospital’s finances and its workers’ jobs put at risk. The board thanked him for “the tremendous job he has done” and said he led the hospital to financial stability after taking over as CEO in 2022.
What happens next
Trustees voted to begin an immediate search for a full time CEO and to use outside help with it. The board said Allen has worked for the hospital for more than three decades, most recently as CFO.
“The coming weeks and months will be a time of transition,” the board wrote, asking for the community’s support.
McCurtain Memorial is a 25 bed critical access hospital. It also runs rural health clinics in Idabel, Valliant and New Boston, Texas.