insure 100% operational continuity at all times. Utilization of in-house construction personnel when possible has resulted in high quality workmanship and significant savings in program costs.
The new front addition was completed in 2003. With the opening of the new Medical Office Building in 2012, this long term facility improvement plan is right on schedule. The new surgical suite, started under Mynark’s watch, will be completed during 2014.
Being aware that a small, rural hospital would be at serious risk due to reimbursement shortfalls under Medicare’s prospective payment system, Mynark aggressively pursued Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status, being one of the first hospitals in the state to successfully achieve this goal in the year 2000. This has resulted in Medicare reimbursements which have allowed PMH to continue to provide medical and surgical services to the citizens of Pulaski County. PMH is currently on a sound financial footing with a favorable liquidity position and minimal debt.
When Mynark was hired, the hospital had very few medical specialists available for local residents. The Winamac Specialists’ Clinic now provides local coverage in the areas of cardiology ENT, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, podiatry, urology and more. In addition, PMH now employs primary care providers, general and orthopedic surgeons and a pulmonologist.
The expansion of the rehabilitation services department, the addition and improvement of many new clinical services and community outreach services and collaborations can be added to the list of healthcare achievements.
Mynark's community involvements also have included Pulaski County Chapter, American Cancer Society, Pulaski County Community Development Board, Pulaski County Community Foundation, Pulaski County Human Services, Winamac Area Chamber of Commerce, and Winamac Kiwanis Club.
Mynark retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Air Force Active Reserves with a career that spanned parts of five decades. His military career began on active duty, as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1968 and ended in 2003. All of those years were spent in the operation and administration of various types of USAF medical units. During his service career, Mynark received the AF Commendation Medal twice, the AF Meritorious Service Medal and is a graduate of the Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College.
Mynark is a 1967 graduate of The Ohio State University and holds a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Xavier University. His professional affiliations include American College of Healthcare Executives (Fellow), National Rural Health Association, Member; IHHA Board of Directors; and IHHA Small/Rural Hospital Council. Before coming to Winamac, he held executive level positions at hospitals in Buffalo, NY and Willingboro, NJ.
Mynark has a son Richard G Mynark who is on the medical school faculty at Indiana University, Bloomington.
He and his wife, Judith, will continue to reside in their home near Winamac. His plans for retirement include many options and he’s looking forward to exercising all of them.
