Ferrell Hospital CEO is president-elect of ICAHN board

ELDORADO - Ferrell Hospital CEO Alisa Coleman was named 2020 president-elect of the board of directors of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network at its recent annual conference, held at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign.

In her new role, Coleman will support the organization and its mission to strengthen and provide assistance and resources to its 57 critical access and small, rural hospitals members.

"Alisa will bring fresh ideas and energy to our organization," ICAHN Executive Director Pat Schou said. "We look forward to working with her in the year ahead."

Coleman served as ICAHN's Issues Committee chair in 2016-17, was elected to the board of directors in 2018, and served as its secretary-treasurer in 2019.

She currently serves as a member of the ICAHN Regulatory and Legislative Committee, and she is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, sits on various professional committees, represents Ferrell Hospital on the Illinois Hospital Insurance Provider Trust, and is an active member of the Eldorado Rotary Club and the Saline County Chamber of Commerce.

ICAHN, located in Princeton, is a network of 57 small rural Illinois hospitals dedicated to strengthening the operations of its member hospitals through collaboration.

The organization is composed of Illinois hospitals who have earned critical access hospital designation by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

ICAHN is recognized nationally for its work with rural health care and administers several state, federal, and private health care programs.