
DATE: August 8, 2025– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Allison Gergley, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
1000 Rush Drive, Salida, CO 81201 Phone: (719) 530-2217
Fax: (719) 530-2232 E-mail: allison.gergley@hrrmc.net
HRRMC to host Community Forum with President John Tucker
SALIDA, Colo.—Join HRRMC for a public community forum with President John Tucker on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 4-5 p.m. in HRRMC’s Café Conference Room on HRRMC’s main campus, located at 1000 Rush Drive in Salida.
During this community forum, Mr. Tucker will cover a wide variety of hospital and clinic topics directly related to HRRMC’s:
- Organizational growth,
- Construction and expansion projects,
- Technological advances,
- Governmental policy updates and its effects on our rural organization,
- Provider and service updates, and more.
Community members can RSVP here. A Zoom option is also available, but needs to be indicated on the RSVP form and will be sent out to individuals at a later date.
Mr. Tucker joined as President of HRRMC in January 2025, with more than 23 years of experience in rural healthcare systems and 18 years in CEO positions at Critical Access Hospitals (CAH). Mr. Tucker leads the organization with an emphasis on transparency, a hands-on approach with staff, and a determination to keep the community educated and informed on all of HRRMC's initiatives.
If community members have questions they would like Mr. Tucker to address, there will be space available to do so within the RSVP form. Please submit questions by Monday, Sept. 8.
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