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New GRHS boss has seen health care from many levels

He knows running a health care facility from the entrance to the CEO’s office. Jeff Mason likes what he sees in his first few months at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
After two years leading Miami Medical Center, Mason sought the opening in Glencoe. He arrived at GRHS earlier this summer succeeding Jon Braband who retired July 5 after leading the nonprofit community health care system for the past 25 years.
Mason sought the job in Glencoe to be closer to his family in the Midwest. He enjoyed living and working in Miami. The city offers tremendous multi-national, cultural opportunities but has its drawbacks.
“The traffic is terrible,” he said. “You have to plan your whole day around it.”
The Toledo, Ohio native started his career in health care as a nurse. He learned along the way and climbed the ladder into hospital management, always looking for better ways to care for patients, staff and operate a facility efficiently. It’s a balancing act Mason knows well.
Mason grew up in a household that knew all about healthcare. His mother was a registered nurse leading a team of nurses on the cardiac care unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Toledo. As he considered his career choices, she encouraged him to consider healthcare. It is a career where the opportunities for men are plentiful, Mason said.
“I like nursing and being able to care for people,” he said.
Having just turned 60, Mason’s career accomplishments are numerous. Mason has had specific training in negotiation (basic and advanced) through the American College of Healthcare Executives. His expertise in strategic planning and has provided consultative services for a variety of healthcare entities. Mason is one of the few healthcare executives experienced in integrating multiple single-specialty clinics into one large multi-specialty clinic, and experience in building a new tertiary hospital from the ground up in an already competitive marketplace.

(For the complete story, see the Sept. 26 edition of The Chronicle.)