Rutherford Leaving St. Anthony s to Become President of St. Mary s in Decatur Published on December 18 2020 1:59 pm Last Updated on December 21 2020 10:58 am Written by Greg Sapp
HSHS St. Anthony s Memorial Hospital President and CEO Theresa Rutherford, RN, MSN, MBA, FACHE, is leaving that post to become the next president and chief executive officer of HSHS St. Mary s Hospital in Decatur. She will start her service January 3, 2021.
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Rutherford has served as president and CEO at St. Anthony s since 2013. Rutherford, though, is no stranger to St. Mary’s Hospital. Prior to her service at St. Anthony’s, she was the chief operating officer (COO) at St. Mary’s from 2006 to 2013. During her time as COO, she took on a dual role as chief nursing executive until a chief nursing officer was hired. Rutherford’s history with St. Mary’s goes even further. She began her career with St. Mary’s in 1979 as an LPN.
URBANA â In the hours leading up to the moment a nurse injected the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in his left arm early Thursday morning, Dr. Uretz Oliphant said his thoughts were largely on dealing with the news media on hand to watch.
And that says something about his confidence in this vaccine.
He volunteered to be the first staff member at Carle Foundation Hospital to be vaccinated, he said, because he knows the science and the scientists involved.
âI have complete confidence in it,â he said.
Vaccinations were underway at 7:30 a.m. today at both Carle Foundation Hospital and OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center â the first to receive vaccine and distribute it in Champaign County.
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Today, the 31-year-old mother of two is doing her best to repay the favors.
âI had to find a way to give back,â she said.
Step 1: Organizing âA Better Tomorrow Todayâ toy drive, which as of Wednesday morning had resulted in more than 200 toys worth $1,240.
Step 2: Growing it to 1,000 toys by the time she and other volunteers hand them out on Saturday at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Champaign.
âA lot of people are living check-to-check right now and canât wait until later,â she said, explaining the toy driveâs name. âWe want to put smiles on the faces of the children.â
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