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WMMC Announces Strategy & Development Executive
Warrensburg, MO (April 13, 2020)—Tara Carlyle, MBA, was appointed to the newly created position of Strategy & Development Executive on Friday, April 10.
Tara will be responsible for guiding the development of the hospital’s strategic priorities and for driving the delivery of those priorities across the organization. She will serve on the executive team and will lead the hospital’s business strategy, physician relations, philanthropy, and market development.
“At Western Missouri Medical Center, we are committed to taking innovative actions to ensure a strong health system, and I’m excited to welcome Tara into this role to continue driving this momentum forward,” said Darinda J. Dick, President/CEO. “Tara has a proven track record of identifying sustainable growth strategies. Her understanding of our medical center and knowledge of today’s industry, as well as her proven leadership and ability to transform strategies into meaningful results, provides an ideal foundation to evolve our strategic approach.”
She received her Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing, which is backed by a Bachelor of Science in public relations and a minor in marketing. She has served WMMC for 14 years and has over 10 years of marketing/public relations experience, over six years of healthcare leadership experience and four years of philanthropy experience.
In her previous leadership roles at WMMC, Tara helped develop and launch the WMMC Foundation, which includes a Board of Directors and six committees with 70+ ambassadors. During her tenure, the Foundation increased employee giving by 47%, resulting in 96% employee participation. She also led all fundraising initiatives, which resulted in $235k being raised in the first year of fundraising for the Foundation and over $700k since 2016. Additional highlights from her career include leading multiple branding campaigns, launching a digital reputation management and patient ambassador program and launching several service lines, including Building Blocks Pediatrics and the Cancer Center.
She is actively involved in Johnson County with participation in various civic and service organizations, including serving on the Johnson County Economic Development Corporation Board, the Warrensburg School Foundation and as a past Chair for the Johnson County Heart Walk, which raised nearly $50,000.
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About Western Missouri Medical Center
Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC) is a fully-accredited acute care county medical center located in Warrensburg, MO. WMMC prides itself in emergency care, obstetrics, orthopedic and general surgery, family healthcare, internal medicine, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care, rehabilitation services and more. Inpatient services include medical, surgical, intensive, obstetrical, orthopedic, pediatric and skilled nursing care, as well as a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic outpatient services. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Learn more at WMMC.com.
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