August 31, 2017
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
Cordell Memorial Hospital has hired an experienced healthcare accountant to keep tabs on finances.
Ben Helm has recently been hired as the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer.
Originally from Drumright, Helm has several years of experience in state hospital administration, according to the hospital’s administrator Landon Hise who says Helm has had the same position at four other hospitals.
Helm served as CFO/Controller at Hillcrest Healthcare System in Tulsa for 10 years and CFO at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon for three years.
Helm also served as interim CFO at Haskell County Community Hospital in Stigler for 18 months and he was CFO and interim CEO at Fairfax Medical Facilities Inc, in Fairfax, Oklahoma for 11 years.
As Chief Financial Officer for Cordell Memorial Hospital, Helm will oversee the hospital’s financial planning, policies and practices.
Hise says Helm has worked in several small facilities and knows the challenges rural hospitals face.
Helm earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
He and his wife, Sharon, have three grown sons.
Helm replaces Marie Meyer, who is taking another position with Cordell Memorial Hospital.
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