New Fillmore County Hospital CEO Announced

12 Jul 2017

Fillmore County

Chris Nichols, a Grand Island, NE native, was announced as the new Fillmore County Hospital CEO by the FCH governing board. The FCH met on June 14th and decided to offer Nichols the CEO position, which he later accepted.

Currently Nichols is the hospital CEO at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, IA. Under his leadership a new inpatient wing was built. Nichols received his undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1995, his Master's Degree in Physical Therapy.

from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha in 1998 and his Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota in 2006.

Chris and his wife Jaci have three children and plan to be in Geneva in early August.

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