As chair, Thompson’s duties include overseeing and directing activities of the MHA Board of Trustees, acting as a day-to-day adviser to MHA, and testifying before committees of the Missouri General Assembly and Congress. He also will lead a Missouri delegation to Washington, D.C., during the year and will act as a state and national spokesperson for Missouri’s hospitals.
“Craig is passionate about hospital teams’ abilities to deliver great care locally and to partner well with others on behalf those we are privileged to serve,” said Jon D. Doolittle, MHA President and CEO. “Craig’s leadership and clarity of purpose will serve all our state’s hospitals, supporting an environment that helps them provide care and health to their patients and communities.”
Thompson has served as CEO of GVMH since 2017. He joined GVMH in 2002 and served in positions of increasing responsibility including director of rehabilitation and wellness services, assistant administrator, chief compliance officer and COO before being selected as the health system’s CEO.
Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Missouri in Columbia and a master’s degree in health services management from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The Missouri Hospital Association is a not-for-profit association in Jefferson City that represents 137 Missouri hospitals. In addition to representation and advocacy on behalf of its membership, the association offers continuing education programs on current health care topics and seeks to educate the public about health care issues.
