EXCLUSIVE: Madera Community Hospital’s new CEO lays out vision and goals [Video]

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — It’s a new chapter for the Madera Community Hospital.

Work is being done around the facility to get its doors ready to reopen, from the floors to the paint on the walls and even new concrete outside the building.

“Really, if you can see it or touch it, we’re trying to upgrade it and make a new and improved Madera Community Hospital,” newly appointed CEO Steve Stark said.

Stark was announced as Madera Community Hospital’s new CEO in August. Action News spoke with Stark about his goals and vision is for the hospital.

“We’ve got a large facility and we do a lot of services. We’re bringing on new services, we need to maximize everyone of those services,” Stark said. “If it’s something we don’t do a lot of or don’t do really well, that’s okay. Let’s create partnerships with other area hospitals.”

Stark recently served as regional CEO of three hospitals that are also managed by American Advanced …