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FARMINGTON — Trampas Hutches has been named regional president of the Mountain Region within the MaineHealth Organization.
Hutches, who joined Franklin Community Health Network as president in January 2020, began the newly created role Jan. 1. He oversees the three most western hospitals in the MaineHealth organization, Stephens Memorial Hospital/Western Maine Health Care, in Norway; Memorial 
Hospital, in North Conway, New Hampshire; Franklin Memorial Hospital/Franklin Community Health Network in Farmington.
He will also further develop regional affiliate relationships with MaineGeneral Health and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, in Lewiston.
As Franklin Health president, Hutches led the organization back to financial stability for the first time since 2014. He helped improve recruitment processes, hiring more than 65 new providers while maintaining a less than 4% medical staff turnover rate and improving patient access to care. Additionally, he reduced care team turnover by over 10% and increased team engagement by 20 percent, per Gallup Engagement Survey results.
“The Franklin Community Health Network board of directors is grateful to Hutches for his numerous contributions, particularly his unwavering leadership during the challenges of the pandemic,” Sheena Bunnell, chair of the FCHN board of directors, said. “He’s successfully ushered Franklin through many changes and leaves behind a high-performing senior team that we trust will continue to move the organization forward.”
Hutches said, “The vision for the regional structure is to work more collaboratively with health care entities in the region to provide the best possible care close to home for our patients We’ll be able to grow our services, improve quality and take a more holistic approach with a bigger focus on preventative medicine and greater access for our communities.”
As the second most populated region in Maine within the MaineHealth footprint, financial sustainability and the ability to recruit new care team members to the area are another priority. “Our hospitals and health networks are large employers in their respective communities,” he said. “We’ll be working hard to continue providing an amazing culture for folks. We want to be the very best places to work.”
While a search is underway for a new FCHN president, Barbara Sergio, chief operating officer, will fill the role on an interim basis. The search for an FCHN president is expected to conclude mid-February.
