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Rulon F. Stacey, Phd, FACHE,
PRESidENT ANd CEO Of fAiRViEW HEAlTH SERViCES
by michael ferguson
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PhD, FACHE,
President and CEO of Fairview Health
Services began his healthcare career
27 years ago in the United States
Air Force, serving as the Director of Medical
Logistics at the 9th Strategic Hospital on Beale
Air Force Base in California. During his tenure
there, his professional philosophy began to take
shape, as he realized the symbiotic relationship
between physicians and administrators.
"The people working on the front lines of
health care know far more about their jobs
than I do," Stacey says. "My goal is to capture
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their knowledge and imagination and lead
them to a common objective."
When Stacey's career led him away from
the Air Force, he took this philosophy with
him, establishing a culture of excellent medical practice and quality care — the common
objective — at each subsequent workplace.
In 2008, while serving as CEO of Poudre
Valley Health System, his commitment to
these ideals was nationally recognized, as his
was the only hospital system in the country
to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award that year.
