His topic will be: “GRMC Going Forward.”  He started at GRMC on October 30, 2023, after being selected as CEO.  He has more than 20 years of health care experience, primarily in critical access hospitals. Whitacre has a Masters Degree in Public Health from Yale University, as well as a  Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Houston. He previously was the CEO of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health care Services in Gallup, NM. He also serves as the incoming president NM Rural Hospital Network.

Venue: The Rotary Club will meet at the WNMU Student Memorial Building, Sunset Room, Second floor. The meeting is from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Meetings are open to the public, and guests may purchase their lunch by paying the cafeteria cashier $10.75, and going through the cafeteria line.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest service organization, with more than 1.2 million members in more than168 countries. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County.