WEST PLAINS, MO – Ozarks Healthcare recently announced the promotion of four employees – Tonya Aaron, Megan Thompson, Tracy Litchfield, and Brook Keeling – to new leadership positions across the health system.
“We are proud to share the recent promotions of Tonya, Megan, Tracy, and Brook at Ozarks Healthcare,” Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO, said. “Their skills and compassion have already made so many differences across our health system, and I know they will continue to change lives of both our patients and staff in their new roles.”
Tonya Aaron, Director of Nursing Services at Ozarks Healthcare
Tonya Aaron, Manager of Ozarks Healthcare’s Women’s Center, has been promoted to Director of Nursing Services at Ozarks Healthcare. In her new role, Aaron will work closely with hospital inpatient department managers to ensure top-quality care is provided to all of the health system’s hospital patients.
Aaron started her career at Ozarks Healthcare thirteen years ago as a nurse in Ozarks Healthcare’s Obstetrical (OB) Department. She was later promoted to supervisor of Ozarks Healthcare’s OB Department and manager of Ozarks Healthcare’s Women’s Center after its opening in 2020.
Aaron earned her Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) from Missouri State University – West Plains and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. Originally from West Plains, Aaron, her husband, Thomas, and two children, Caleb and Lincoln, reside in the area.
Megan Thompson, Clinic Director at Ozarks Healthcare
Megan Thompson has been promoted to Clinic Director at Ozarks Healthcare. In her new role, Thompson will work closely with the health system’s specialty and rural clinic managers and leadership to grow and oversee operations across Ozarks Healthcare’s clinics.
Thompson started her career at Ozarks Healthcare nine years ago and has held several roles at the health system, including office supervisor of Ozarks Healthcare’s rehabilitation services and manager of several clinics.
Thompson earned her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. Originally from West Plains, Thompson, her husband, Chris, and three children, Abbi and husband, Langdon, Adrienne, and Bill, reside in the area.
Tracy Litchfield, Practice Manager of Ozarks Healthcare’s Heart and Lung Center and Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
Tracy Litchfield, Stroke/STEMI Coordinator at Ozarks Healthcare, has been promoted to Practice Manager of Ozarks Healthcare’s Heart and Lung Center and Cardiac Rehabilitation Services. In her new role, Litchfield will oversee daily operations of both service lines and provide support to ensure exceptional, compassionate heart and lung care continue across the organization.
Litchfield started her career at Ozarks Healthcare just over five years ago as a nurse in Ozarks Healthcare’s Heart and Lung Center. She later served as a registered nurse (RN) clinical educator in Ozarks Healthcare’s Education Department before being promoted to Stroke/STEMI Coordinator at Ozarks Healthcare.
Litchfield earned her Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) from Missouri State University – West Plains and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Chamberlain University. Originally from Mountain Grove, Litchfield, her husband, Braden, and two children, Bracy and Traden, reside in Mountain Grove.
Brook Keeling, Director of Ozarks Healthcare’s Heart and Lung Center and Cardiac Catheterization (Cath) Lab
Brook Keeling, Critical Care Supervisor at Ozarks Healthcare, has been promoted to Director of Ozarks Healthcare’s Heart and Lung Center and Cardiac Catheterization (Cath) Lab. In her new role, Keeling will oversee leadership development of managers across Ozarks Healthcare’s Heart and Lung Center and Cath Lab, along with daily operations. Keeling has served as Critical Care Manager and Supervisor at Ozarks Healthcare since 2019.
Keeling earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Western Governors University and completed her registered nurse (RN) licensure from Missouri State University. Keeling also holds a CCRN-K certification, which recognizes the crucial role of nurses who influence care delivered to acutely and critically ill patients. The CCRN-K certification program marks a broad spectrum of specialty clinical knowledge and practice excellence in optimizing the quality and safety of critical care. The CCRN-K certification program involves a huge time and practice commitment – only 71 people in the U.S. passed the CCRN-K board certification in 2021.
Originally from Eminence, Keeling, and her two children, Cooper and Harper, reside in the area.
