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About the Company

Hays Medical Center, Inc. operates as a not-for-profit hospital in Kansas. Its facilities include medical, surgical, and pediatric care units; cardiac, neonatal, and intensive care units; cancer, joint care, diagnostic imaging, and eye surgery centers; and emergency department, rehabilitation, hospice, and lifeline centers. Hays Medical Center, Inc. was formerly known as The Hadley Memorial Hospital, Inc. and changed its name to Hays Medical Center, Inc. in January 1991. The company was incorporated in 1942 and is based in Hays, Kansas.

About the Person

William J. Overbey, Bill, CPA has been Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Hays Medical Center, Inc. since April 2001. Previously, Mr. Overbey has held the following positions: Chief Financial Officer at Geary Community Hospital in Junction City, Kansas from 1991 to 2001; Director of Budget & Reimbursement at Via Christi Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas from 1987 to 1991; Audit Supervisor for Grant Thornton, Topeka, Kansas since 1986; Director of Finance for the Kansas Hospital Association in Topeka, Kansas from 1984 to 1985; and Senior Auditor for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Topeka, Kansas from 1981 to 1984. He serves as an ex officio member of the Finance Committee. Mr. Overbey is an advanced member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), and earned his advanced certification in the Association by being awarded Fellowship in the Healthcare Financial Management Association (FHFMA). Mr. Overbey received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1979, and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1986.