YHD Board reviews 2025

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The Yuma Hospital District Board of Directors and CEO Anne Kreutzer briefly looked back at 2025 during the board’s regular meeting last week in the Pearse Boardroom.

All five board members were in attendance, President Mitch Korf, Mark Werts, Delaina Klein, Liz Hickman and Monica King.

One of the strategic priorities was the district’s financial health. While the final 2025 numbers were not completed before last week’s meeting, Kreutzer said it is looking like YHD will barely finish in the black, the first time in many years. The operating margin is looking like it will be about one-tenth of 1 percent in the positive.

The district operated in negative operating margins of minus-7.8 in 2021, minus-7.3 in 2022, minus-12.3 in 2023 and minus-4.4 in 2024.

Taking care of staff was another priority. Kreutzer noted wages had been stagnant for years, and high insurance premiums for an employee’s family made it tough to retain and hire staff. A study was conducted comparing salaries to positions in similar facilities in the region. While some, such as Kreutzer, did not receive a raise in 2025, many did with it topping out at a 36-percent raise.

At the same time, the district was able to decrease insurance premiums by 25 percent.