Southwest Health System (SHS) operates Southwest Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital and Southwest Medical Group which is comprised of clinics offering primary care and specialty services. Southwest Memorial Hospital was originally opened to care for our community in 1914. SHS offers the latest in medical and surgical technology, emergency care, a vast array of out-patient medical and wellness services. SHS is managed by CHC Community Hospital Consulting (CHC Consulting), the management and consulting arm of Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) of Plano, Texas. “We continue to bring our expertise in hospital management and talent in critical areas of hospital operations to strengthen SHS,” said CHC’s Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations Craig Sims. CHC Consulting began managing SHS on July 1, 2018. CHC Consulting specializes in the management and operation of smaller, community-based hospitals across the country.