Cross Trails Medical Center names Rick Francis as new CEO

Cross Trails Medical Center has named Rick Francis as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization. Cross Trails Medical Center has offices in Cape Girardeau, Advance, Marble Hill, and Perryville. The organization provides medical, dental, and mental health care services.
Francis is currently a State Representative with the Missouri House of Representatives, who is term limited after this legislative session. Prior to his time in the Missouri House of Representatives, Francis spent over 30 years in education, serving in leadership positions such as Principal and Superintendent. Francis is very familiar with Cross Trails Medical Center, having served on the Board of Directors of the organization for eight years, four of those years as President of the board.
Francis was born and raised in the Marble Hill area and currently lives on a farm outside of Perryville, raising cattle, wheat, corn, and beans. Francis received a Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Arts Degree from Southeast Missouri State University and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Francis is succeeding Ron Camp, who after 13 years with Cross Trails Medical Center, recently retired.