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Mike Huff is the CEO of Olney Hamilton Hospital, a critical access hospital located in Olney, Texas, which is in the north central part of Texas, about half-way between the Dallas and Amarillo. Mike has been the CEO there since 2011. Prior to that he was the President of the East Georgia Division of St. Joseph’s Health Systems in Atlanta, GA, and President & CEO of St. Joseph’s at East Georgia, a critical access hospital.

“Yogi Berra used to say, “when you come to the fork in the road, take it”. That’s kind of the way I feel now in this environment.”

Under Mike’s leadership, Olney Hamilton Hospital has been recognized as

“Best Places to Work” by Modern Healthcare
Overall excellence in Outcomes by the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NORSOPH) and iVantage Health Analytics.
Top 20 Critical Access Hospital by the National Rural Health Association based on 9 indices:
Inpatient market share
Outpatient market share
Population risk
Cost
Charge
Quality
Outcomes
Patient perspectives
Financial stability
In 2016 Olney Hamilton Hospital was recognized as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital for the second year in a row.