Hospital staff speak in support of CEO

Six employees of Crook County Medical Services District spoke in strong support of their CEO, Nathan Hough, at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday. The presentation, said Jamason Schmidt, Director of Operations, was to give insight into working life at the hospital as the contract with Health Management Services, through which Hough’s services are provided, reaches its expiration date.

“We know you have a decision to make coming up in the future, so we just thought we’d love to come and share our thoughts and opinions,” said Schmidt.

Schmidt described arriving in the county just und...