A Warm Welcome JEFF MASON TO

Our New Top Administrator Settles In

With six weeks under his belt as our new president and CEO, Jeff Mason, MBA, BSN, RN, FACHE, has been doing a lot of meeting and greeting, talking and touring, listening and learning.

“I’m getting to know as many people as I can –patients, physicians, staff, board members, insurers, affiliated partners and community leaders,” he says.

Mason views his role as a “jack of all trades, master of none” who establishes the organization’s goals and vision, then clears obstacles for the clinicians, management team and staff who “make it happen.”

The CEO also represents GRHS to business partners and the community.

“I’m impressed by the culture here. We have strong leaders and staff who have been here a long time and are experts in what they do,” he says.

Experienced Leader

Mason brings nearly 30 years of health care experience to GRHS. Most recently, he was CEO of The Miami Medical Center in Miami, Florida. From 1990 to 2016, he was based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he owned and operated a health care management-consulting firm and held leadership positions at several hospitals and clinics. There, he was CEO of BayCare Clinic for 14 years.

“I’m glad for the opportunity to work in Minnesota, because the cooperation between health care providers here is remarkable,” says Mason. “It’s different from the competitiveness I’ve seen in other states, and fits with my belief that we must do all we can for the benefit of all patients, whether they are in our hospital or the hospital down the street.”

Before moving into management, Mason was a registered nurse. He practiced for seven years in surgery, trauma and critical care units at large hospitals in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. He holds a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from the University of Toledo in his Ohio hometown.

Family Foundations

Mason was inspired to pursue a health care career by his mother, a nurse who ran the cardiac care unit in a large specialty hospital, and by a college professor who sparked his interest in anatomy and physiology. Mason’s father was a mail carrier before an eye disease disabled him.

“Having a visually impaired parent teaches you to be flexible, figure things out and help others,” he says. “When you also have five sisters, you learn to share and develop your negotiating skills. Mostly over bathroom time.”

Return To Midwestern Roots

Relocating from Miami to Glencoe has offered Mason and his wife, Patti, the pleasures of a small-town atmosphere and closer proximity to their families. They have four adult children and six grandchildren who live in Wisconsin. Their daughter will start college at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities this fall. The couple is temporarily renting and plans to look for a home in or near Glencoe once they are more familiar with the area.

Outside of work, Mason is a certified private pilot, fitness buff, hunter, photographer and artist. “Glencoe is a wonderful setting for all of my pursuits and passions,” he says.