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Beu Director Candidate Interview May 19
May 14, 2015
MACOMB, IL -- Granger Butler, business director of asthma research and reproductive services at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH, one of two candidates for the director of Beu Health Center position at Western Illinois University, will interview Tuesday, May 19, according to Jessica Butcher, chair of the search committee.
An open meeting with Butler will be held with the University community from 11:15 a.m.-noon in the University Union Algonquin Room.
Butler has served as business director of asthma research and reproductive services at Children's Hospital Medical Center since October 2007. Previously, he was the senior business administrator for the University of Cincinnati medical school from 1998-2000. Butler has also served as United States Air Force Reserves lieutenant colonel health services administrator at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from 1991 to 2014. He worked as administrative director for neurosciences at University of Kentucky Lexington medical center (2004-2007) and as business manager for Mimi Valley Hospital/Franciscan Health in Dayton, OH (2000-2003).
Butler received his bachelor's degree in economics/politics from University of California-Berkeley and a master's degree in health administration from the University of Southern California.
The director of Beu Health Center provides direct supervision for the medical chief of staff, staff physicians, assistant directors and numerous other medical staff. The director is responsible for providing overall supervision and executive management of the health service activities of the Beu Health Center and Western's AOD Resource Center. The director develops and implements goals and objectives to meet the student health needs of the University community; develops strategies and policies needed to meet these goals and objectives; develops, coordinates, and presents the annual budget request for the Center's operation; determines staffing; coordinates and directs the activities of the Center; serves as the privacy officer for the University on issues related to health insurance portability and HIPPA; facilitates the development of quality control and quality assurance mechanisms; maintains a Student Health Advisory Board; develops and maintains a data collection system for describing clinic utilization, conducting quality assurance studies and executing long-range planning and program evaluation; and evaluates all student health operations.
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