Bassett Healthcare offers early contract extension to CEO

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network and President/CEO Dr. Tommy Ibrahim agreed to an early contract extension.

Originally scheduled to expire in December 2024, Ibrahim’s contract now runs through the end of 2029. Bassett named Ibrahim president and CEO on July 13, 2020 after a nationwide search. At the time of his selection, he was the executive VP, chief physician executive for Oklahoma–based INTEGRIS Health.

“I am so grateful for this opportunity to continue our mission-critical efforts to lead Bassett into the future and to continue serving our community with superb health care services,” Ibrahim said in a news release. “This region is my home now and the place where my wife and I want to raise our children and receive our own care. Since coming to Bassett in the summer of 2020, I have been impressed by the quality of the caregivers and practitioners who expertly and caringly serve our patients, day-in and day-out. There is so much left to accomplish here, but most importantly, I am determined to see our transformation through, to becoming the best employer in the region. Our 5,000 employees deserve no less.”

Bassett Healthcare Network board chair Doug Hastings lauded Ibrahim for handling a challenging environment in helping Bassett navigate the pandemic.

“Dr. Tommy Ibrahim has had a remarkably successful initial run at Bassett at a time when health-care executives across the nation have been confronted by significant market turmoil and challenges,” Hastings contended. “Dr. Ibrahim has exceeded our expectations which were already high when he agreed to come to Cooperstown with his family. Dr. Ibrahim has championed a number of visionary initiatives that have positioned our network well for growth and financial stability while advancing our mission to improve patient health and community well-being. Tommy’s strategic vision, work ethic, and calm resolve have been of immeasurable value.”

Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health system that serves a 5,600-square-mile region in the state through five corporately affiliated hospitals, more than two dozen community-based health centers, over 20 school-based health centers, two skilled-nursing facilities, and other health partners in related fields.