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Our Mission119112 - Present"SCBH will provide

quality, personalizedhealthcare, locally

accessible and responsive to community needs."

After conducting anationwide search led byhealthcare search firm B.E. Smith, Swift County-Benson Hospital hashired Kurt Waldbillig asits Chief Executive Officer.A skilled healthcareexecutive with more than15 years of leadershipexperience, Waldbillig

assumes his duties on Monday, March 23. He replacescurrent SCBH CEO Frank Lawatsch who is retiring after17+ years at the SCBH helm.

"Kur t brings extensive experience leading ruralhealthcare organizations, a successful track record inphysician recruitment, and a dedicated focus onproviding high-quality patient care to the community,"said Kory Johnson, Swift County-Benson HospitalBoard Chair. "We are excited to have Kurt join oursenior executive team and are confident that under hisleadership the hospital will continue to meet theexpanding healthcare needs of the community."

Formerly, Waldbillig served as vice president of physicianservices at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D. Inthis role, he provided leadership for an outreach networkconsisting of seven managed critical access facilities andfour affiliated critical access hospitals, as well as the dailyoperations of the primary care clinics and 12 specialtyphysician clinics. Previous executive positions includeserving as chief executive officer at Sakakawea MedicalCenter in Hazen, N.D., Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin,N.D., and Richardton Health Care Center in Richardton, N.D.

"Swift County-Benson Hospital was seeking a dynamichealthcare executive with comprehensive ruralhealthcare experience and a proven capability to buildstrong collaborative relationships with physicians andthe community," said Mark Madden, senior vicepresident of executive search for B. E. Smith. "Kurt'sexperience and leadership style were the perfect fit."

Waldbillig earned a master's degree in healthcaremanagement from the University of Bismarck and abachelor's degree in social work from the University ofNorth Dakota in Grand Forks. He is a member of theMedical Group Management Association (MGMA).

WelcomeKurt Waldbillig

SCBH1815 Wisconsin Ave.Benson, MN 56215

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Frank Lawatsch came toSCBH in 1997. During his17+ years as CEO, Frankhas shown strong, positive,leadership with the staff, thecommunity and representedBenson well in the centralMinnesota Hospital andMinnesota HospitalAssociations. He spent 7years as President of theMedi-Sota group of Hospital Administrators and 6 years onthe Minnesota Hospital Association Board of Directors.

Anticipating hospital trends, he energetically workedwith staff to provide innovative services at SCBH thatresulted in the hospital and staff being recognized forquality and excellence in patient care.

22000022 Benson Hospital was named one of the "Top100 Hospitals in the Nation" by Thomson.

22000033 Frank received the "Spirit of Advocacy Award"from the Minnesota Hospital Association.

22000033 Rehab was moved to the main floor giving easy accessto patients. The Emergency Rooms were relocated.

22000088 The beautiful new surgery center was added tothe hospital and is continually touted as innovative byarchitects, staff and visiting specialists.

22000099 The Pharmacy, Mammogram Suite and private ChemoRooms were built and SCBH received Level 4 ER Status.

22001133 iVantage named SCBH a "Top100 Critical AccessHospital in the Nation".

22001133 SCBH partnered with ACMC to build a new clinicand additional space for hospital services.

22001144 Home Care, Hospice and the Counseling Centermoved into the hospital.

"I've been fortunate to have a staff of wonderful people. Ican't say enough about the support we have from thecommunity, the Board, the Foundation and Auxiliary. Bensonis a great community and we plan to retire here." Frank said.

"I'll plan to stay busy with the Willmar Orchestra and thePrairie Lakes String Quartet. I also plan to take morephotos." Then, he laughed, "Plus, the "Honey Do" list Pamhas for me will probably take me the rest of the summer."

Thank YouFrank Lawatsch

TTeessttiimmoonniiaallss"When Frank came we had someproblems. He gave us stability, greatleadership for 17 years. Tremendous job!"

Jerry Peterson, Foundation Board Chair

"It's been great to see theimprovements and additions that havetaken place under Frank's Leadership.He's been tremendous to work with."

Kory Johnson, Governing Board President

"Frank brought us the stability SCBHneeded after a revolving door of CEOs.Under his leadership we havecompleted 3 major building projectsand now have an updated and beautifulfacility, we are financially stable andlooking forward to providing service toour community for years to come."

Jayne Thielke, SCBH CFO

"Kudos to the search firm and thesearch committee. We had someexcellent candidates to choose from. Iam looking forward to working withKurt. I believe he will make anexcellent CEO for SCBH."

Kory Johnson, Governing Board President

SCBH staff and department managersare looking forward to working withKurt. Many of us had the opportunity tomeet him and we are excited about thewealth of experience he brings.

Jayne Thielke, SCBH CFO

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Foundation BoardJerry Peterson, ChairRon Laycock, Vice ChairCarol Peterson, SecretaryJan Goff, TreasurerJay AlsakerJan BaukolShirley FergusonJon HawleyLarry KenyonGary LoenTraci PahlPatty Schreck

Governing BoardKory Johnson, ChairPatty Schreck, Vice-ChairBrian Samuelson, TreasurerDeb Moorse, SecretaryTom AndersonDan EndersonJoe FoxJill HedmanRichard Horecka, MDKurt Waldbillig, Ex Officio

Auxiliary BoardAngela Nissen, PresidentShelly Vergin, Vice PresidentMary Langan, SecretaryMolly Hanson, TreasurerJan Baukol, Foundation RepRobyn AbnerDarcy ClaussenAngie MattheisenMelissa McGinty-Thompson

2015 SCBH Boards

We Thank You For Your SupportThe SCBH Foundation uses your gifts in a couple of differentways: to improve hospital facilities and equipment, and tohelp hospital employees further their education. Somedonors choose to give a gift in honor of a person who hasbeen significant to them, others give gifts in memory of aloved one. Please know that your gift is very muchappreciated. Donations may be sent to:

Swift County-Benson Hospital Foundation 1815 Wisconsin Ave.Benson, MN 56215

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struggles in their lives. Let us supportboth you and your child throughout thisprocess.

We also help you, as the parent, tounderstand what your child is strugglingwith and provide you with ways to continueto help your child at home.

Please call (320) 843-3454 to schedulean appointment or to learn more.

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Our Occupational Health specialists are able to evaluate your work and homeenvironments and develop a common sense rehabilitation plan for your areas ofconcern. If you are interested in more information about home and workplaceErgonomics and Occupational Health, contact the Rehabilitation Center directly at320-843-1340.

SCBH and the CentraCare Heart Center - Proud Partners in the Treatment and Prevention of Heart Disease

At SCBH, we're proud to bring you quality specialists close tohome. Cardiologists from the CentraCare Heart Center at St.Cloud Hospital visit patients at SCBH every month. Recently,CentraCare Heart Center was named one of the "50 TopCardiovascular Hospitals in the nation".* This means that thecardiologists you see at SCBH are setting the standards forsurvival rates, fewer complications and lower costs throughoutthe nation. We congratulate them for providing quality care andwe are proud to tell you that you can trustthe heart care you receive close to home.

For information about appointments call SCBH 320-843-4232.* Truven Health Analytics, a leading healthcare data company.

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Meet Keith Thompson, CRNA, MS, FAAPMNurse Anesthetist /Pain Management Provider

Keith will work with you and your healthcare provider to find solutions for youracute and chronic pain. Talk to your Doctor or Nurse Practitioner about treatingyour pain at SCBH. Keith Thompson is Certified by the American Academy of PainManagement.

For additional information call SCBH at 320-843-4232.

“Providing 100 Years of healthcare closer to home”

Swift County-Benson Hospital1815 Wisconsin Ave.Benson, MN 56215320-843-4232www.scbh.org

Upon my retirement, I want to express mysincere appreciation for the support andencouragement I have received from theBenson Community over the past 17+years as CEO of Swift County BensonHospital. I especially want to thank ourmedical and hospital staff for theirdedication to SCBH and our patients and Iwant to commend them for the superbservice they provide! I also want to expressmy appreciation for our volunteer memberson the governing, foundation and auxiliaryboards, as well as Swift County and the Cityof Benson, whose support and

encouragement are so critical to the success of SCBH. We would like tothank Laree Breen and Wendy Johnson for the years of service they havegiven on the Auxiliary Board, both as members and in board leadershiproles. We would also like to welcome Darcy Claussen and MelissaMcGinty-Thompson as new members to the Auxiliary Board.

We are indeed fortunate to have excellent health care servicesavailable right here in Benson. It has truly been my privilege to beassociated with such a fine organization and I wish SCBH all the bestas it continues to address the challenges that it will face as a ruralhealthcare provider in a rapidly changing environment. I also want totake this opportunity to welcome Kurt Waldbillig as the new CEO ofSCBH. He brings valuable experience to the position and I look forwardto his involvement in the Benson Community.

Pam and I are looking forward to some traveling and the opportunityto visit our 10 grandchildren in Wisconsin and Missouri, but we plan tocontinue living in Benson and are excited to see what SCBH will do tocontinue to ensure that highest quality services will be available for theCommunity of Benson!

As always, we thank you for the opportunity to serve the Benson Areacommunity and thank you for your support of SCBH.

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Frank Lawatsch, CEOSwift County-Benson Hospital

Frank, We Hope your retirement isperfectly grand, with lots ofgood luck in the things thatyou've planned.

While you're barely oldenough to be retiring, you're fully young enough tobe inspiring.

Now...No alarm clocks haveto ring, A "Honey Do" listPam will bring.

And You'll still have time foryour other skills,Fish for Northern, Crappie,and blue gills.

You can Play the Music thatmakes you smile, and take many photos thatreflect your style.

We hope that the years willbring happiness too, and all that is best justespecially for you.