The following content is a year-end letter from our CEO, Chuck Hofius.
Growing up, my parents had several little sayings they tried to instill in their six kids; one was an attitude of gratitude. So, as I look back on Perham Health’s 2022, my heart is brimming with gratitude.
We had the good fortune of receiving some prestigious awards this year. Early in the year, the hospital was named to Newsweek Magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals – Top 500 Hospitals (top 4%) in the U.S. and Top 10 Hospitals in Minnesota. Late in the year, we were presented with the Women’s Choice Award for the 100 Best Hospitals across the country for patient experience. And Perham Living was included in the country’s Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News and World Report for the sixth year in a row.
These awards are the result of the commitment of our outstanding employees. They are highly dedicated to patient and family-centered care, quality, and safety. The last few years have been extremely difficult for healthcare workers, and many have left our profession. Those that weathered through continue to provide top-notch care and service to our community. Please consider joining this fun and dedicated crew.
The devoted providers who choose to practice at Perham Health are the other reason for our success. Our physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, and CRNAs are also deeply committed to service, quality, and safety. They keep current on the latest practices, so we can continue to provide award-winning care.
I am grateful for our recruitment success. We had four new family medicine providers join us this year – two physicians, one nurse practitioner, and one physician’s assistant. In addition, we have three new family medicine physicians and a psychiatric nurse practitioner joining us in 2023 and another family medicine physician in 2024.
Like the community we live in, Perham Health strives to be progressive. This year, we partnered with the Roger Maris Cancer Center to bring the best chemotherapy services to the area. The Roger Maris Cancer Center staff and oncologists work together with the Perham Health staff to provide world-class cancer care in our community.
Something else I am deeply grateful for is the committed volunteers. This group is outstanding – from our greeters at the front door of Perham Health to those helping with resident activities at Perham Living. They provide all the little extra touches our staff only sometimes has the time to do. Join me in thanking our dedicated volunteers, and please consider joining them. We have a wide variety of roles to fill.
I could not be more grateful for the patients, residents, and clients we serve and the community that supports us. We are humbled by your trust and work intensely to meet your needs and expectations. For this, we are immensely grateful. We are also thankful to have an extremely dedicated, knowledgeable, and invested community board supporting our work.
Finally, 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of our new hospital and the 120th anniversary of Perham Health. We had many events throughout the year, and hopefully, you were able to join our community celebration on August 11 and 12. We are proud to have served our community for 120 years and are committed to bringing new high-quality services to our community as we begin our next 120 years.
I hope you can see why I am grateful as 2022 draws to an end. There has been a lot of talk of “healthcare heroes” throughout the pandemic. I can assure you that our employees, providers, and volunteers meet every definition of a healthcare hero. Please join me in thanking them for their genuine commitment and dedication.
From the Perham Health family, I wish you a wonderful holiday season with many blessings. And always remember to practice your “attitude of gratitude.”
Chuck Hofius, MHA FACHE
Chief Executive Officer, Perham Health
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Chuck, I am so proud to be a volunteer with Perham Health and Perham Living. Over the years, I have watched you develop the “attitude of gratitude” in the organization and developing that philosophy of family-centered and resident centered care throughout your staff and providers. As a patient and family member, we are proud to have Perham Health and Perham Living available for our health care.
Many, many thanks to you, Chuck, and your extraordinary team at Perham Health/Living. Such a great asset to our community.