Ken Finch guest speaker at May 24 chamber luncheon

Ken Finch, president and CEO of Huguley Memorial Medical Center, is guest speaker at the monthly lunceon of the Keene Chamber of Commerce at noon Thursday, May 24, at the Keene Adventist Church Senior Center, 207 E First. St. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
Finch will talk about the hospital’s recent joint venture with Texas Health Resources.
The meal will be catered by Mandy’s Catering.
The cost is $10 per person. Reservations can be made until 4 p.m. Monday by calling the chamber office at 817-556-2995.
The meeting is sponsored by Kevin Afkami, DDS, of Keene Familly Dental at 428 S. Old Betsy Road at Town Center.
Finch became president CEO of HMMC in May 2009. He also serves as president and CEO of the Adventist Health System Southwest Region, which includes hospitals in Killeen, San Marcos and Lampasas. 
Adventist Health System’s mission is “furthering the healing ministry of Christ,” which aligns with Finch’s values and explains why he has worked in Seventh-day Adventist healthcare for 32 years. 
Prior to joining Huguley, Finch served as president/CEO of Metroplex Health System in Killeen since 1997.  He served at Castle Medical Center in Oahu, Hawaii, for 12 years as vice president of finance/CFO and then president/CEO.
From 1980-86, Finch served as assistant vice president and controller for the Adventist Health System Eastern and Middle America Regional office.
His hospital career began in 1978 as an accountant for Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kan.
Finch attended Southwestern Adventist University where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with an emphasis in healthcare administration. He then attended Avila College in Kansas City where he received a Master of Business Administration Degree.