Prairie Business magazine has selected Jill Fuller, President and CEO of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, as a Top 25 Women in Business.
Jill’s profile in the March 2014 issue of Prairie Business magazine reads: “Jill joined Prairie Lakes as vice president of patient care services in 2000 and was promoted to president and CEO in 2009. She has overseen the organization’s growth while remaining a financially strong, independent healthcare system during a period of rapid consolidations, decreased utilization and increased costs throughout the health care industry. In 2013 alone, the organization recruited nine physicians, added outreach sites, established a pulmonology program and added several other services. It received an A+ rating from Standard & Poor and was recognized by the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations for having a 1S percent Medicare margin while continuing to provide low-cost service for its patients. Jill is a very active member of the local community and serves on multiple committees. She is a board member of the Watertown Development Co. and was named the 2013 Business Woman of the Year by the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce. She has also served as an adjunct faculty member at South Dakota State University, where she taught executive leadership courses, and consults for the American Hospital Association.”