Scottsbluff, Neb., – The Board of Directors of Gordon Memorial Health Services (GMHS) has appointed William Giles as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Giles will assume administrative responsibilities for the hospital and rural outreach clinics on November 30.

Giles, who is from Texas, is an experienced health care administrator. He completed his undergraduate education at Baylor University and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Ashwood University.

“We welcome William to Gordon Memorial Health Services and our community,” said Carol Balius, board chair. “His health care expertise and experience will be very beneficial to us.”

Giles previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital in Hazlehurst, Miss. His experience includes critical access hospitals and he has a working knowledge and track record of success with critical access hospital systems, as well as health care information technology systems. He replaces Interim CEO Julie Schnell, who has served at Gordon Memorial Health Services for the past year. Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff is in partnership with Gordon Memorial Health Services with the operation of the GMHS health care organization.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 182-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 providers, and over 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.