North Dakota HHS announces new hires for rural health program
Tribal liaison and adviser will help guide five-year Rural Health Transformation Program
North Dakota Health and Human Services announced that Vincent Roehr and Douglas A. McMillan have joined the agency to support the Rural Health Transformation Program, according to an agency statement. Roehr will serve as tribal liaison, working to ensure tribal perspectives and sovereignty are integrated into the program and helping tribal nations access funding opportunities. He is an enrolled citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation and has worked in nonprofit leadership, higher education and state government roles.
McMillan will serve as a rural health care adviser, focusing on improving operations, workforce recruitment and technology use in rural facilities, according to North Dakota Health and Human Services. He has more than 40 years of experience in health care administration, including serving as chief executive officer of Cody, Wyoming Regional Health. The program is a five-year initiative aimed at strengthening rural health care across the state.
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