Mary Rutan Hospital CEO Chad Ross, center, welcomed Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, left, and Ohio Senator Jon Husted (R), Tuesday for a tour of the MRH facilities and a discussion focusing on the challenges faced by rural hospitals. (TOM STEPHENS | THE CHRONICLE)
Mary Rutan Hospital welcomed two surprise guests Tuesday, May 26, as Senator Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz dropped by for a tour of the facility and met with the hospital’s leadership to discuss the Rural Health Transformation Fund.
The Rural Health Transformation Fund was created with the passage in of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and signed into law by President Donald Trump in on July 4, 2025.
CMS awarded the state of Ohio just over $202 million for Fiscal Year 2026 as part of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, with some of those funds likely to be awarded to Mary Rutan Hospital.
Sen. Husted talks about the Rural Health Transformation Fund:
Dr. Oz speaks to the importance of having quality health care in rural areas:
Following the tour and meeting with the senior staff of Mary Rutan Hospital, the Logan County Chronicle caught up with CEO Chad Ross:
