WALTON, N.Y. — LuCinda Rider of UHS Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton has received national industry recognition as a key chief financial officer (CFO) in the rural-hospital field, United Health Services, Inc. (UHS) announced. Specifically, Rider was named one of “10 Rural Hospital CFOs to Know/2023” by the website of Becker’s Hospital Review, a health-care […]
WALTON, N.Y. — LuCinda Rider of UHS Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton has received national industry recognition as a key chief financial officer (CFO) in the rural-hospital field, United Health Services, Inc. (UHS) announced.
Specifically, Rider was named one of “10 Rural Hospital CFOs to Know/2023” by the website of Becker’s Hospital Review, a health-care news and information provider.
“LuCinda Rider is responsible for financial operations at UHS Delaware Valley, a progressive critical access hospital in upstate New York,” the website reported. “For 10 consecutive years, she has led the hospital to a positive bottom line.” The article noted that Rider “has implemented a strategic investment and cost containment plan” that improved its cash-flow situation.
In addition to her role as CFO, Rider serves as the UHS Delaware Valley Hospital compliance officer and as board chair of the UHS Employee Federal Credit Union. Prior to becoming the hospital’s CFO, she was its controller, according to UHS.
Becker’s stated: “Rural hospitals provide access to health services for communities that may otherwise face barriers to quality care. CFOs of rural hospitals play a key role in ensuring that hospital operations run smoothly.”
This wasn’t the first time that Rider has been spotlighted by Becker’s. In 2021, the health news provider recognized her nationally as “one of more than 50 women responsible for their hospital’s or health system’s financial operations as CFO.”
United Health Services is a locally owned, not-for-profit hospital and health-care system serving Greater Binghamton and surrounding counties. The system includes UHS Binghamton General Hospital, UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, UHS Delaware Valley Hospital, UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, UHS Senior Living at Ideal in Endicott, UHS Home Care in three locations, and a number of medical practices. Founded in 1981, UHS provides a full range of medical, surgical, rehabilitative and long-term care services throughout New York’s Southern Tier.