Kelly Hughes named CEO of Coulee Medical Center

Seven years ago, Coulee Medical Center was in trouble.

Financial challenges going back to 2012 combined with an administration publicly described by staff as "incompetent and hostile" had led to layoffs, unpaid bills, and high-profile provider resignations at the public hospital.

In summer of 2017, the CEO hired to turn things around had resigned - after just one year on the job.

To alarmed commun...