Les Lacy currently serves as the Vice President of Regional Operations at Great Plains Health Alliance. Great Plains Health Alliance is a non-profit organization of leased, managed and affiliated hospitals in Kansas and Nebraska committed to rural healthcare and the management of rural hospitals.
“Healthcare is a really important component for the quality of life in these small areas. It's a piece of community. It supports the economy.”
He has worked in the healthcare industry since 1977, and has worked in every area of the hospital throughout his career. Among several positions, Les has been a Registered Nurse since 1982, and operated as the Administrator of Cheyenne County Hospital for almost 20 years prior to accepting his current position. Additionally, Les has served as an examiner for the Kansas Award for Excellence, the Kansas version of the Baldridge Program and the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Review Board.