Ries Named VCHS Foundation Executive Director, Takes on Dual Role with Organizations

ORD, Neb. – Earlier this month, the Valley County Health System (VCHS) Foundation Board of Directors announced Becky Ries as the new VCHS Foundation executive director.

The VCHS Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization that seeks, receives and administers donations and gifts for the sole benefit of VCHS. The organization purchases new equipment or updates technology for VCHS, as well as provides educational and physician recruitment loans to medical students and providers, respectively. The Foundation also oversees the work of the VCHS Child Development Committee. 

Ries will continue to work part time as the VCHS executive administrative assistant while also now working part time for the VCHS Foundation – a role she previously held from 2007-2014. The two organizations remain separate entities.

“The opportunity to return to the VCHS Foundation and do something that I love, in addition to my current role at VCHS, was something I could not pass up,” Ries said.

During her earlier seven-year tenure with the VCHS Foundation, Ries led successful fundraising events including the annual golf tournament, gala and benefit run/walk. She also worked with many private donors to generate funds for the Foundation to benefit and meet the needs of VCHS.

“The Foundation plays a vital role in helping the hospital deliver on its promise to provide progressive healthcare services, and I am honored to be a part of that,” Ries said.

Learn more about the VCHS Foundation here or call 308.728.3011.

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Pictured: VCHS Foundation Executive Director Becky Ries