Coffee with the CEO

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"For nearly four years, Lance Ames has served as the Chief Executive Officer of South Texas Health System Edinburg and South Texas Health System Children’s, overseeing hospital operations for 235 acute inpatient beds and 750 dedicated staff members at the two facilities. During his tenure as CEO, Lance has expanded multiple service lines, driven a focus on quality, compassionate patient care, and is currently finalizing a five-story, $105 million, new patient tower project that will open an expanded ER,
state-of-the-art ICU, and advanced imaging center in July of this year with additional adult medical/surgical/telemetry and inpatient rehabilitation spaces opening in September. Lance began his career with South Texas Health System nine years ago as part of Universal Health Services’ executive leadership development program. He has taken on multiple roles within the health system, including Associate Administrator at South Texas Health System McAllen, Interim CEO at South Texas Health System Heart, System Administrator for Ambulatory Services and Freestanding ERs, and
Chief Operating Officer at South Texas Health System Edinburg and Children’s prior to becoming CEO. Lance completed his bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in business management at Brigham Young University and went on to complete a master’s degree in health administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has a passion for mentoring future healthcare leaders, and he dedicates his time to serving the community. This past year, Lance served as the Chairman of the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce, where he has been an active member for the past six years. He has also dedicated time to serve as a youth basketball coach and youth group leader at his church. Lance, his wife Jen, and their four kids love exploring the beautiful Rio Grande Valley and are honored to be a part of this growing community."


"We encourage the membership to tune in to get an idea of how the car dealerships function, what opportunities there are in the industry, etc." stated Cythia Sakulenki, President CEO of the RGVCC.  "We like to give a variety of Coffee Interviews with different CEO's of different industries so people can get a better idea of the different industries"  Sakulenzki added