Starting January 1, 2013, Great Plains Regional Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Greg Nielsen, began his year-long position as treasurer of the Nebraska Hospital Association.

The Nebraska Hospital Association is a statewide trade association representing Nebraska’s hospitals and health systems that was established 1927.  It’s governed by a 17 member board of directors, who works closely with association members to provide them with state and federal legislative advocacy, health care trend and regulatory information, educational programming, communication, data reports and special services.

“The NHA has been an essential part of the healthcare delivery in the state of Nebraska since its inception,” said Nielsen, “The NHA board members and staff work hard to ensure that Nebraska is on the forefront of quality and innovation.”

Nielsen became Chief Executive Officer at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in 2009. Under Nielsen’s leadership, GPRMC has grown its services throughout west central Nebraska. Nielsen has partnered with the medical staff to grow new product lines and strengthen the hospitals overall portfolio of service offerings; including a hospitalist program, bariatric program, the first certified stroke center in Nebraska outside of Omaha and Lincoln and Great Plains Heart & Vascular Center.

The mission of the NHA is as follows, “The Nebraska Hospital Association is the unified voice for Nebraska’s hospitals and health systems. NHA will provide collaborative leadership, assisting its members to provide comprehensive care to their communities, improving the health status to those communities.”

“I’m excited about the chance to represent advanced healthcare in our state by serving on the NHA board,” said Nielsen, “I’m also looking forward to partnering with the state of Nebraska to ensure the delivery of quality healthcare throughout the state.”

Nielsen is also a board member of the North Platte Area Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development Corporation and the Mid-Plains Community College Foundation. In addition, Nielsen also serves as a Nebraska Hospital Association Political Advisory Committee Member.

Nielsen earned a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and a Bachelor’s in Healthcare and Long-term Care Administration from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Before coming to Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Nielson was CEO of Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City, Montana, a 137-bed hospital/long-term care facility.